I'm sorry for deleting this before. I just never got any reviews and got rid of it, but someone told me they really liked it so I have now managed to finish the second chapter ^^ I hope you like it and please review! It's hard for me to keep track of people liking this if no one reviews.
I woke up to a yell, but ignored it and tried to go back to sleep, the voices around me trying to keep quiet. I could care less what these people were talking about or where we were going, since I was still exhausted and sore from…something.
What happened again?…Oh, that's right. We saved Uzuki and the kids and I got hurt and passed out…So tired…
Just as I was about to go back to sleep, the car hit a large bump, causing me to smack my head harshly into the window. I yelped and held my head gingerly as Yuki placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Kira, are you okay?"
"I've been better. Where're we headed?"
"Oh, Tooko just mentioned that. We're going to the twilight mansion. It's where everyone lives together."
I nodded and glanced out the window when the driver turned around and informed us that Yuki, Luka, and I were going to be dropped off somewhere else first. I managed to fall asleep again until we arrived and Yuki woke me up. I hate being woken up, so I was more than cranky as I waited with Yuki for Luka to come back.
Checking my pockets, I pulled out some change and told Yuki I'd be back and headed towards the vending machines for something to chew on. I came back to the room with a chocolate bar and glanced around to discover Yuki was gone. I nearly dropped my chocolate bar when Luka ran in shouting before turning towards me and pinning me to the wall.
"What did you do to him? Where is he?"
"I didn't do anything!…I was getting something…from the vending machine!"
He dropped me to the floor and I coughed violently as he jumped out the window. When I caught my breath, I stood up and began running down the hall to help find Yuki; my leg making things agonizingly slow with its constant aching. By the time I reached where the destruction was coming from, Luka and a blonde stranger had already defeated most of the problem, but something was wrong. I heard a strangled gasp from my blind side and turned my head to discover Yuki being strangled by a young child.
"Don't move! If not, I can't guarantee what might happen to this human! Ahahaha!"
The child was possessed and most likely didn't know I was here as well, but there was very little I could do. Yuki would hate me if I hurt the child and I couldn't just sit back and watch, so I took a step forward and made myself know.
"Let him go."
The child glanced at me, intrigued.
"Oh? And why should I?…Hm? You…You're Kira! Good! Go take care of those fools!"
She pointed to Luka and the stranger and I took a glance at them, before turning around and heading towards Yuki again. The child seemed confused and just as I about reached the both of them, she began to cry.
"Save me…I'm scared…I don't want to…do these kinds of things…Please…save me…"
My eyes widened and I took a step back, as the duras took control again and waved a hand towards me; zombie like men coming out of the ground and throwing me back into a tree. I felt something in my back tear, warmth dripping down my spine, and as I slumped to the ground the men dog piled on top of me, pinning me there painfully. I struggled to breath underneath the weight of them all when Yuki's yell cut through the near silence.
"Come out of this girl's body you demon!"
Something was launched towards Yuki and the duras was suddenly trapped outside of the girl. With my head still being held to the ground, I wasn't able to see who it was that was helping and focused on my other senses.
"Hotsuma, finish it."
"Of course…Why you irritating…I won't allow you to bully such a cute and vulnerable child!"
I recognized the voice of the blonde, matching it to the name Hotsuma just as an explosion sounded and the weight on me disappeared. Sitting up, I noticed Takashiro walking over with suited men behind him.
"Good job everyone."
He spoke to Yuki for a moment, handing the girl over to the men behind him, while Hotsuma, Luka, and the other guy were glaring daggers at each other. I rolled my eyes and stood, limping over to Yuki and Takashiro.
"Ah! Kira! Are you okay?"
Ruffling his hair, I smiled.
"Hurting, but nothing some chocolate won't fix. So who're these two?"
"Ah, right! I hope it's not too late for introductions. The blonde is Hotsuma Renjou who has the power of 'The Voice of God' and is also known as the 'Incinerator'. Beside him is his partner; Shuusei. He possesses 'The Eye of God' and is called the one who can 'see' everything. They're just like Tooko and Tsukumo; our comrades."
Comrades my butt. I can see Shuusei glaring at me from here. I'm surprised that Hotsuma hasn't come over to try and kill me yet either.
Some sort of barrier was removed and the destroyed landscape was fixed, shocking Yuki as I went to lean against a tree near Luka. I noticed him glare at me from the corner of my eye and decided to at least try to be nice to him.
"I'm sorry about not staying with Yuki. I should've kept a better eye on him."
"Stay away from Yuki."
A tick mark appeared on my forehead. Here I was trying to be nice and he just goes and throws it in my face.
"I won't. He's my friend as much as yours and I will protect him, despite what you or anyone else may think about me…Even if he has all of you, I won't allow you to take him away from me…He's all I have."
He glanced at me once more with narrowed eyes and I just stared up through the tree branches, lost in thought.
(Yuki's POV)
"Our enemies are the kind that will attack us at anytime and anywhere!"
"Hm, even the high-ranking duras keep appearing one by one. The situation is indeed getting harder."
I couldn't help but grow concerned at Hotsuma and Takashiro's words. And what did they mean by 'high-ranking'?
"Does that mean even stronger Duras will appear?"
Does this mean I'm putting everyone into more danger? Is it my fault that Luka and the others are getting hurt?
"The way to differentiate them is very simple. The higher the level of a duras, the more they will possess beauty that is out of this world. I guess it's to lure humans…Am I right Zess?"
I couldn't help but glance over at Luka.
Luka…He must be a high-ranking duras…Right?
I also noticed Kira leaning against a tree nearby and remembered what Takashiro had said about him being a duras as well.
Now that I look, he is better looking than most. Is he as high of a rank as Luka? But…him and Luka…both of them give off a feel that is totally different from that of a duras. They're not scary at all…and yet everyone here hates Kira. I wonder why.
(Kira's POV)
I must have fallen asleep again, because next thing I know I'm in another car being awoken by Yuki again.
"I-I'm sorry, Kira, but we're here."
I grumbled and got out of the car, following him to the door of a huge castle looking building. Suddenly, Yuki was tackled by Tooko as Luka and I just stared at her bored-ly.
"What? You got a problem with me?"
Luka just stared and I grumbled about finding chocolate as Tsukumo gave Yuki a hug as well. I knew I was unwelcome here from the start, until someone grabbed my wrist and tugged me into a hug. Actually, it was more like a tackle. I stumbled back a bit, the extra pressure on my injured leg causing me to grimace in pain. The man looked up at me slightly surprised before moving his head to look past me where Luka and Yuki stood, both wearing smirks. Still hugging me around my stomach, the man began bawling.
"What's with this treatment? Why am I the only one who doesn't get a hug from the princess~?"
I was still a bit surprised that the man hadn't released me and that he continued to cry into my shirt, staining it with tears, so I patted the man on the head; cheeks shaded pink from embarrassment. The man stopped crying and looked up at me with big tear-filled eyes before hugging me around the neck, while Yuki chuckled lightly in the background.
"You're so kind!"
"A-Ah…"
The man soon let go and smiled at me and Yuki, who'd come over next to me with Luka.
"My name is Tachibana Gioh and I'm the superintendent here. Feel free to talk to me about anything, okay? Yes! You can even talk to me about those common worries that teenage boys ha-"
He was cut off when Tooko hit him hard on the head. She then introduced a young woman named Aya Kureha who led us further inside. I had to admit, it was a really nice looking place, but I was more interested on where the kitchen was. Juts as I began to walk away, Luka not far behind, we were both grabbed by the back of out shirts.
"Wait up, Luka, Kira. You two need to go to the infirmary to get your wounds looked at first."
I grimaced, having never really liked hospitals, infirmaries, or anything of that sort as Luka addressed the situation.
"This little thing will heal soon enough."
"No, no. It's an order from Takashiro. We don't know when we'll be attacked by duras, right? We need you both healed as soon as possible…or will you have Yuki heal you?"
Yuki said he'd do it but, for once, Luka and I agreed on something: we didn't want Yuki to be in pain because of us. So we both headed to the infirmary, ignoring any conversation on the way. I was even more concerned when we went into the room and discovered how messed up it was. While everyone was wandering around, I decided to start heading towards the door to escape without notice. Yuki's yell startled me, but I continued the moment I saw the so called 'doctor'. Of course, Luka had a similar idea and we were both guilt tripped into dealing with the pervy doctor.
Wonderful.
"So, you are Kira then? I'm Isuzu Fujiwara."
I turned my head around quickly, nearly getting whiplash and coming face to face with the disheveled doctor.
"Yeah. Could you get out of my face now? You kinda smell."
He chuckled and began to fix himself up, surprising me at how…nice he actually looked. He then cleaned off a table, patting it and Luka begrudgingly took off his shirt and sat on the table. Luka was soon stitched up and the doctor complained when he quickly replaced his shirt.
"Well now, Kira. It's your turn~!"
Grumbling, I removed my shirt and pants, sitting on the cool table in just my boxer shorts. Needless to say, the moment that doctor put his hand on me I nearly turned around and decapitated him. I forced myself to take a deep breath and calm down as he stitched up my leg and back, re-bandaged me, and had me replace my clothes.
"Now, although you both are duras, it'll still take time for those to heal so take it easy. For now though, let's go find Yuki!"
He hurried out the door with us in tow, until I spotted the kitchen.
They don't need me. I'll just go get something to snack on and rest here on the couch. I wonder why I'm so tired lately though. Maybe it has something to do with the duras poison or something.
(? POV)
"Not quite, Kira. Just a little bit more and you won't be able to resist any longer."
