Disclaimer: I don´t own Shiki.
Author´s note: This is my first fanfiction in English, so please lead me in the right direction if I made mistakes. Reviews are welcome. I´m also a great fan of the series and the manga (read manga first). The drawing is pretty good which made things sad because so many needed to die. This is a continuation after the fire from Satoba. Sorry, if the story is awkward. (Sometimes it can happen) Hope you will enjoy!
A sharp pain went through his head. Someone was talking not far away from his ears. His body couldn´t move at all, his throat was dry and as he opened his eyes, the pain got worse. With a blurry sight Natsuno wasn´t able to see the two persons who were bowing to him. Time to time his blue eyes could recognize the two humans. They weren´t stranger, they had a familiar young face. The three were so close that it made the jinrou feel more sick than he did a few a seconds ago. To see him in such a state. Carefully the in tears covered girl reached her hand to his face.
"Yuuki- san, you are finally aw…"
Her hand got slapped away. These two never learned! Why did they even return to him? The confusing look had turned in a doubtfully glare. "Do you never learn? I am undead! You should kill me"
The violet-haired boy realized it. Why was he still living? The younger sibling of the girl grabbed the undead´s shoulders to turn his face to him.
"What are you talking, Nii-san? We know you´re still the same. You saved me, didn´t you! And did you forget your dream about leaving this village?"
Like always Akira was loud as ever. Even Kaori gave him a supported look. But suddenly a shout made the two flinch.
"Shut up. Natsuno is sleeping!"
It was Natsuno´s father who glared at the two Tanakas. At the time he captured sight of his awaken son, he attacked him with a big hug. The brown-haired girl made happy expression as things went well. But the smile vanished in an instant as Natsuno spoke.
"How did I survive?"
The teenager expected the blank expression of Akira and Kaori. This was obvious because they didn´t know that he wanted to kill himself with Tatsumi. How was he actual able to survive his suicide? With four sticks of dynamite! Or maybe he was dead and was living in some kind dream land where dead souls rested in peace. But Kaori and Akira were alive. They succeed escaping the village, right? Natsuno pinched his arm and felt the aching sensation. He was alive; the boy came to conclusion and sat straight up to look around the room. A plain empty room which only had a futon where the jinrou was sitting.
"We found you in the village on the ground", Kaori stuttered and offered Natsuno a glass of water. Akira nodded in agreement with his sister. "After the fire was clear, we returned because we were worried about you and we found you covered in a blanket."
This was awkward. The last place where he should have been was the forest. So how did he get into the village? Something smelled fishy.
"Really, you only found me"
Both gave each other a questionable glance then all of sudden Mr. Yuki said something.
"Someone was digging graves and ran away as we arrived"
The siblings stared surprised at the mental ill man.
"There was someone!?" Akira shouted shocked because he hadn´t noticed it. The light brown-haired boy went to the window which had a perfect view of the half burned village. The father was right. There were many bulges lined up on the ground. Each thorough made grave had one simple flower.
"Nii-san, could it be that the person rescued you?" His eyes sparkled of curiosity. "It´s like a hero" It was a good thing that Akira overcame the horror which played in the village but something still gave Natsuno Goosebumps.
If he was "alive" did that mean there could be a chance that other Shikis survived for an example Tatsumi. Both were jinrous and Tatsumi was stronger than him. Wasn´t it obvious that he had a higher rate of survival? That clearly made things dangerous. If that man ever wanted to kill the boy, Kaori and Akira would be in danger. Natsuno gritted his teeth. "Natsuno-san, what´s wrong?" Kaori asked with a worried tone.
Natsuno couldn´t say his suspicion and thought about another big problem
"Nothing specific, just thinking about my future…"
The blue-eyed jinrou said, trying to distract himself from his own thoughts. He was completely convinced to end his life. However being saved from the dead didn´t make him happy at all, even if the two siblings weren´t scared of him anymore, there was no meaning in his cursed life. What should he do from now on? Start a new life as fifteen year old boy and go to school like normal humans do. Unlike a regular Shiki he could walk under the sun and had no need drinking blood, normal food would work, too. The only curious thing he would like to investigate was the unknown person who might rescue him. The boy will lead a never ending life until somebody wanted to kill him or he just do another suicide. What a great life, Natsuno thought sarcastically and watched the younger students who managed to know what he was thinking.
"Nii-san, you can fulfill your dream and go to the school you ever wanted. Mr. Yuki said you can eat normal food and the greatest thing is, you´re moving to a big city. So you´re able to fulfill your dream"
Akira grinned satisfied. Natsuno narrowed his eyebrows to show them that he couldn´t help to force himself to rethink. With make-up he could look older and would have no problem, if someone ever asked his age. After finishing school he could get a job where he is no need to show his face. Nowadays there were works which you only need a laptop to finish their duties like the people who traveled over the whole world. They just had to send it. That would really suit him because he always wanted to work international. But what would happen after this? The not-aging was the problem. In one day he had to stop working. Should he continue working after changing identity? Maybe he should watch over Akira and Kaori just to check that there weren´t any Shiki attacking them. But this would only get more problems, Tastumi could go after them. It was a stupid idea to even think about to get a normal life… Lightly, Kaori poked on Natsuno´s arm.
"It´s better if you don´t think much about the situation."
Perhaps Kaori was right. First he should worry more about what was happening next.
"We will stay in contact, Nii-san", Akira shouted to him as Natsuno and his father entered the car.
Having moved to a city, the blue-haired boy life turned slowly normal, even if his mother didn´t return like the father mentioned from her letter. He didn´t need much time to get used to the school because he wasn´t there to make friends. The only annoying thing was the girls there. Some of them acted a bit like the pink-haired Megumi Shimizu, dressed fancy just to make somebody like you or acted mostly troublesome, and the boy thought, the people in school were more serious about their studies. There was nothing that could be done about it, only to ignore them, unless they get attached to him. Then he would be angry. But something he never dreamed of, awkwardly in the same time so expected, his nightmare came true.
Author´s note: It´s time to place your bet. Who is the person? No, that´s a joke but you could guess in the review. Hope you enjoyed it, so that I can continue this story.
