Chapter 2

Reunion


"Attention passengers! We are now arriving to Velder Station, please prepare to board off. I repeat, please prepare to board off!" The PA had spoken, waking me up from my slumber. I took out my phone to check the time, it was 5:30 PM. I then grabbed my bags, still drowsy. And check my text from him.

Meet you at Velder Station at 5:30 PM.

-Raven

"Hey Ara, is that you?" A familiar voice called out to me, I looked to where the voice was coming from. Showing a man with black spiky hair, with a shade of silver on it. He wore a black hoodie and blue jeans and black shoes. Carrying a khaki-color shoulder bag. It was my cousin, Raven.

"Wow, its been awhile hasn't it?" He asked.

"It has." I smiled at him. We then began to walk to his house together, having a conversation with each other.

"I heard what happened to both of your parents, i'm sorry what happened." He said, in a apologizing tone.

"Don't worry about it." I replied, trying to think of something to say, before remembering that Raven had a girlfriend. "Oh yeah, how are you and Seris?" I popped the question towards him.

"Our relationships standing pretty good. How's your brother?" He asked.

"He's doing fine, he's got some business at Sander to be taken care of. But right after, he'll come here." I responded. We soon arrived to the house, as Raven gestured towards a room at the end of the hallway.

"The room on the left, at the end of the hallway will be your room. If you need help with anything. I'll be in the living room. Working on a project, for my company." He said, before heading into the living room, I stared at him for a bit. Before deciding to head into my new room, surprised, that it was actually pretty neat. I unpacked my things, arranging them in certain places of the area, and finishing up afterwards. I checked the time and saw that it was already 7:00PM. I headed to the living room, seeing Raven cook dinner.

"You sure took your time." He said, in a sarcastic manner.

"Sorry, about that." I apologized, he simply waved it off.

"No need to apologize, anyway dinner's almost ready. So you might as well wash up." We then washed our hands, and began to eat dinner. While watching the TV, about a recent murder, to be exact Cannibalism.

'I think I'm going to lose my appetite.' I thought, trying to hold back from blowing a chunk. "May I be excuse?" I asked my cousin, he simply nodded his head.

"Yeah, sure. After seeing that news, you probably don't want to eat anything else for tonight." He said, finishing up his meal, and cleaned up the plate. "Night." He said, walking into the kitchen. I decided to just straight toward to bed and sleep.

The next morning I woke up, still feeling a bit drowsy. I looked at the clock, before my face was in total shock. I only had fifteen minutes to get to school. I stared at the clock for a few seconds, before shouting.

"OH CRAP!" I shouted, and began to get dressed quickly, not bothering to tie the ribbon on my neck properly, and quickly put on my jacket. And was about to leave my room, until I remembered that I forgot my mp3 player in my room. I made a rush to grab it, and left the room and headed straight towards the kitchen. Seeing Raven eating breakfast.

"Oh, morning Ara." He said simply.

"Why, didn't you wake me up?!" I nagged at him.

"I did, but you wouldn't wake up." He answered, I didn't have any time to argue with him, so I grabbed a piece of toast, and began to ran towards the school. Thankfully, I was somewhat athletic and arrived at the school with seven minutes left, and headed towards the faculty office after arriving.


Change POV!

I stared out of the window waiting for the day for the start, as well as waiting for a text message for Chung to arrive. I then heard my phone rang, and looked at the screen to show a message from Chung.

I won't be coming to school like always, sorry...

I simply sighed, and texted him back. My childhood friend, Chung Seiker. I knew him since, elementary school as well as another person. However she moved away six years ago.

When are you ever going to come to school?

I sent the text message back to him, and moments later, he texted me back.

Sorry, but works been busy...

Why did you even accept this job anyway? You're only in high school.

There's a reason for that, but I'll tell you later...

Chung Seiker, please come to school tomorrow.

I'll think about it, anyways I need to go now. Talk to you later...

I then put my phone away, and began to stare at the window. I then noticed someone running fast, and heading into the school in only ten seconds. What the hell?! Is that even possible for a human being to run that fast?! I then shook my hand and overheard a conversation.

"Hey, have you heard we're getting a transfer student?" One of the males spoke.

"Really, is it a boy or a girl?" The other male spoke.

"Its a girl." The male said, to his friend.

"Really, I hope she's hot." Soon after, Ms. Ariel walked in, and everyone took their seats.

"Alright, students settle down. I would like to let you know, that we will be having a transfer student." She then gestured at the person at the door. "Why don't you introduce yourself?" She then walked in, it was a girl with black long hair, wearing a jacket with fox or cat ears and school uniform. On the breast pocket, seemed to be a mp3 wire connecting to headphones around her neck. She began to smile with an innocent look, as my eyes widen.

"I'm Ara Hann, nice to meet you all." She bowed down, everyone began to whispered to one another. About her. For me, I just stood up.

"A-Ara?!" I said, surprised and happy. She then looked over to my direction, and smiled. Before running up to me, and pulling me up to a hug.

"Eve, its so good to see you!" She said, still hugging me tightly. I felt my entire body being squished, until she hugged me hard enough, to the point I couldn't breathe.

"Ara, please let go. You're crushing me." I said, gasping for air. She then let go, as everyone began staring at us.

"Um, do you two know each other?" Ms. Ariel asked. Ara then answered her.

"Oh, sorry. Its just that me and Eve knew each other since elementary school. So that would basically make me her childhood friend.

"I see. Its good that you two are sharing a reunion, but please refrain from talking from class just because you two want to catch up." She said, before pointing to a seat in front of Chung and my desk.

"Why, don't you sit there?" Ms. Ariel replied, Ara nodded simply, and took her seat. Before Ms. Ariel looked at me.

"Also, i'm take it Chung absent, to take care of his 'job'?" She asked, I nodded my head. "I see, he's hasn't been coming to school since the first day. Well anyway, give him today's homework." She handed me a packet of the material thats going to be study today, and his homework. Before I put it in my schoolbag. Soon after, the day had started.


Ara's POV

School had soon ended, as I walked out of the classroom. With Eve walking alongside me, while talking to me.

"So how have you've been?" She asked.

"I've been doing pretty good. What about you?" I asked.

"Same as always. Anyway, its good that your back." She smiled at me.

"By the way, where's Chung." I asked, noticing that Chung wasn't around. My other childhood friend, I remembered that he had a very feminine complexion, and that he was pretty shy.

"Well, actually Chung doesn't attend school..." Eve simply replied.

"Huh, what do you mean?!" I said, shocked. Eve sighed.

"You see, Chung works fulltime as a detective, for the police. So he doesn't go to school, however he still gets credit from the packets that Chung is given. Since he actually does the work, but thats it." Eve explained.

'Chung a detective?' I began to imagine Chung detective, however it didn't seem to fit him. "I can't really imagine Chung his detective. Considering his personality." I said, chuckling. Eve expression changed.

"Chung isn't that shy crybaby you use to know. He's a lot more independent and more charismatic. Plus he's gotten a lot more attractive." Eve said, faintly blushing. I simply blinked a couple time.

"Eve, do you have a crush on Chung?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Well, you could say that." Eve simply admitted. Before we continue to walk out of the school, my phone then began to ring. As I look at what it was, it was a text message from Raven.

Ara, I'll be doing overtime tonight. There's some snack in the cabinet, so don't worry about getting hungry.

I then closed my phone, and looked at Eve again, who was about to ask me something.

"Oh yeah, do you want to come visit Chung? I got to drop of the handouts that wanted me to give him." Eve asked, I nodded my head and accepted, as we headed to where Chung's house. Eve knocked on the door, only to be greeted by his father.

"Oh Eve, came to drop out the handouts for Chung?" Eve nodded her head, before giving him the handouts, he then looked over to me.

"Oh Ara, is that you?" I nodded my head.

"Wow, you grown. How have you been?" He asked.

"Good as always, where's Chung?" I asked.

"He's currently a work, and won't be back till late at night. Sorry about that." He responded.

"No its fine, but it would be great if he could actually come to school." I said.

"I'll talk to him about it. Anyway, it was nice seeing you again." We soon left his house, and me and Eve soon parted ways after. Heading back to our own homes. Though I still wonder how Chung has been and wonder what he looked like all these years.


Change POV!

The sound of the sirens continued blaring, as I slowly walked to the group of men, hands in my pocket. As they noticed me, and walked up to me with a greet.

"Detective Seiker, glad you could make it." The officer in charged with this case greeted me, before guiding me to the corpse. Covered in a blanket. I took a peek, and by the look made me want to be sick. However, I did so, not to.

"Time of death was at 17:35, reason for death: Cannibalism; the subject assaulted and eaten alive." He told me, which made me what to throw up. What kind of sick bastard is he.

"Any clues leading to the guy?" I asked. He shook his head, as I simply nodded my head.

"I see, well just keep on looking. I'll go investigate the alleyway, the victim was attacked in." I said, before walking into the dark and maze-like alleyway. And soon felt, the presence of someone behind me.

"Who's there?" I said, turning around. Ready to take out one of my pistols. Nobody was there, as I slowly made tried to stay still, to sense anyone around me. I simply sighed, and continued to walk towards a dead end. And as soon as I turned around, I saw a man holding a knife, with blood on his mouth, having bloodshot eyes that looked over to me.

"Hungry..." The man said, with a fiendish. I quickly removed my two pistols and pointed it at him. As a sign of warning.

"Hold it! Do not come any closer, drop your weapon, and come with me." I ordered, but he did not listen, instead he began to run over towards me, about to strike.

"Meat!"

"You leave me with no choice then..." I said, slowly pulling the trigger.

BANG!

The man had stopped, in his track, inches away from stabbing me. He looked down to his chest, and saw that there was a hole where his heart was.

"You have committed the act of murder of not only one innocent live, but about fifteen, the corpse's have been found missing pieces of body parts and we're said, to be eaten and chopped off. Many friends and family members are mourning for their deaths, because of the sins you have committed. You are found guilty with both murder and act of cannibalism, therefore, your punishment is death!" I shot my pistol at his chest one more time, leaving more blood to gush out of his chest.

"I hope you're happy for what you done. Because its time to for you to pay the price." I said, as he slowly began to drop on the floor. His body began to wobble down, and soon fell down all lifeless. Before picking up my phone, and calling one of the officers to pick him up. And slowly walking out the alleyways afterwards. Passing a few cops that were going to collect the body.

"Seiker! Are you alright?!" The chief asked.

"Yeah I'm fine. I tried to reason with the assailant, however he wasn't cooperating. So I had to neutralize him, out of self-defense." I explained, he nodded in agreement.

"It is fine, we've at least found our guy." He replied, before turning back to me.

"By the way, I heard you haven't been going to school." I simply nodded my head.

"Yeah, is there something wrong?" I asked.

"No, its just that maybe you should go to school. Enjoy some time with friends, and some other fun stuff." He responded.

"Huh, but what about...?"

"Don't worry about it, you can still continue to do your job. However I would like you to finish your education too. Do you understand me?" He interrupted me.

"I-I understand..." I said, he patted my head.

"Good man, now I want you to head back home. You gotta get ready for school tomorow." He replied, I nodded my head, and headed towards back home. Thinking about my childhood friend, Ara who parted away. Its been awhile, since she left Velder. I wonder how's she been. I had thought, entering my house, as I walked in. My dad hadn't notice I entered the house, so I simply walked into my room, and went to bed.

"School huh? Hopefully something interesting happens." Chung said, as the Roman numeral 'XI' glowed on his right hand.