Withering Dark Trailing The Rivers Of Crimson

~ Chapter Two~

Following The Lies Of The Corrupt

By Inuyashas Youkai

The rain had made its plundering upon the near empty city sidewalks, and continued to soaken the the earth in a blinding water of falling droplets , coursing to consume it path sought. The sounds mourning its way to blend with the already coming storm , intertwining with the clashes of thunder came the distinct sound of a harmonica nearby , as it echoed its plead against the chosen shelter beneath a stone bridge. Shrouded in shadow, wet from the angry tears the sky had decided to let fall in the hidden form's path , now trying to wait it out until it ceased , and while acting in attempts to dry the present attire some , as it wait.

Heard father down, still protected underneath the arch made of stone, as the man played still as his one hand bled yet from its poorly wrapped bandage , screams were heard , and seemed to soulfully blend in with the saddening melody. The one playing his hearts plead for something unknown , for something missing , or not yet found seemed to match the scene displaying ,as to where his night was heading , once again. Dressed in black; dress pants , shoes , the socks that bore one lonely hole within each, his hat , all of which for the exception of his royal blue button-up shirt , currently mimicked the hue , stilling this twilight. Pouring out his emptiness , sharing it with all that wished to hear, while pushing some of his drenched, long bangs that had fallen from the cord holding his rat tail in place, as the moon was glowing its pale light through the glimmer , shining it's way through the waters fall.

Lightening colliding with its accompanying thunder made its way to intrude into the soft fading of a ending to the twanging wail's close, and the winds blew the trees violently , as to shake the brittle leaves from their sprouting beginning branches , flowing upon the spiraling trails set into motion without consent, or acknowledgement. Settling back against the rough dry surface , expecting a longer wait, the male continued to sooth his darkening thoughts, and tried to ignore the sharply drawn throb within the palm of his hand. Feeling the pull towards the comforting lure of rest , his eyes fell close, and hiding his violet orbs, as it was found shortly after that the soothing lulls of sleep finally found him.

Approaching footsteps , splashing haphazardly waves of water in unplanned directions, and unknown to the one unbeknownst slumbering in the closing distance, as another had the unfortunate mishap of getting caught in the pouring elements on their way to their previously arranged destinations. This one however was slightly shorter , but not by much , with his sleek rusting hair flowing within the confinements of a braid , as his casual clothes flowed , attaching themselves with moisture against his movements of slight muscle underneath , and it was known that by the time he gotten to the place he sought , his jeans , as well as his tee shirt , with hoodie , would have to be changed , while breathing a sigh .

A screech of a car passing through in a hurry, so it appeared had skidded to a stop for the male rushing to where he was expected , but the vehicle hadn't been able to stop in time loosing control, and suddenly hit the one who wasn't as lucky to make it across the crosswalk. A car door slammed , as a piercing wail broke into the now quite expanse , and threatening to wake the peacefully laid to rest deceased , as a woman , with long black hair placed in a high pony – tail,had hobbled over to the one thrown to the hard slick concrete. Her sobs then joined the chaos , as she lightly shook the male only lying there limply , and was caught into her distraught daze , falling deeper in her distress , until the sounds of a another male dressed in a wet suit , running towards her to assist with the apparent accident recently occurring.

The sirens then came , as the promised help with the sound was soon to arrive , and the two had stood in the rain , uncaring how much their suit , or dress would get only further soaked , but their single thought overcoming them at the moment was how would either of the pair continue as they had if the stranger hadn't survived. Once the unconscious male was loaded onto the stretcher , then placed into a ambulance , as the woman offered a ride to the other unknown male , as to follow the large contraption to the hospital , so to be assured of the injured's survival. The way , traveling through the rain was silent , but nothing that the pair consumed by their own thoughts was readily willing to break , and so their travels were enlightened by the pitter patts of a now light sprinkle , then halfway there was accompanied by the sounds coming from the car stereo.

Upon coming to the emergency lot , parking , then running towards the entrance doors , the pair was lead to the waiting room by a short nurse with brown shoulder length hair pulled into pigtails , and one with a childlike innocence in her gaze as she loved to speak of her love for dogs, especially the huge fluffy ones. While they followed each one saw the one laying on the stretcher being pushed to a unknown room , by a few nurse staff , and following a male in a brown scrubs with his long brown hair pulled in a high ponytail , with the most piercing blue eyes that almost felt to be reaching the depths of your soul , as he emitted playfulness within the strict nature of his profession, even towards one of his nurses whom had a slightly territorial presence when another prospective female was present.

During the spans of their wait, the two strangers brought together by a tragic , life-changing event sat on opposite sides of each other welcoming the silence offered by the colorful distractions of the supplied magazines , and the something or other that was currently droning on about upon the television. Neither one had the simplistic need to strike up a conversation , but rather the overwhelming tremors burrowing inside each one regarding something oddly familiar , tho unknown , thus making them both a bit more than hesitant to find the words to speak , for the emotions breeding up inside them spoke of their own volumes. Although instead of openly willing to take the presented opportunity for friendship, something deep within was holding them back,while telling of the potentially grave consequences to come.

About a block from the hospital , was a peculiarly placed bar , and grill of sorts, possibly a club , as it was even more uncommon for it to be open at the time when the pair were informed, since it was to be awhile until the emergency contact listed upon the patients records would arrive , along with the results from tthe tests to arrive , the two may as well get a bite to eat, because it was yet that their identification licences were returned , none the staff was concerned that they wouldn't come back when they were through to finish the reports with the police. Deciding to walk instead due to still being shaken up about the earlier incident , even though both were reassured that the young man would survive, but declined in trade for a chance at gaining some fresh air.

Alas , as the two had made a temporary exit to gain some substantiating nourishment, thankfully seen by the ones observing , for they only knew what was coming , and the sight soon to be presented wouldn't be pretty, as for their sake it was better than not for the pair to not be there when the one that was expected to arrive did. Especially to the one it regarded, for the turn descending into a downward spiral the presence soon to appear had long ago made , back when the only one that mattered , his life mate was taken away from him , and the one lying there on the cot was the single thing he had left of her remaining behind , until she returned. Although, fortunately when the employees of the emergency health joint soon discovered to their solace of their coming on headaches with the thought of said persons arrival , instead upon demanding attention of the situation of the persons sitting at the front desk came the two sent in place of the one expected.

The first one was a older man , assisted to walk by that of a broad cane because of the pronounced hunchback acquired over the years , being thrown of by demons proving that cows could fly, as his beady eyes were shown to others of his strict intent, and the very few remaining hairs upon his head sparsely covered the baldness being almost non- existent upon his definitely otherwise bald head. The second was a bit more strange than the first, as he like those who had the yellow discoloration to his flesh, this one had green , threatening those whom posed to what would occur if their requests weren't taken care of , and that was a personal introduction to a faithful friend , one that wasn't even apart of the living, but something requiring finesse if one were to make it passed the accursed item unscathed, if came across his neglected of use : Staff Of Two Heads.

TBC..