Jaych

In the Dark 2: A Bloody Start

Disclaimers: This is where the story really starts to earn its M rating. Things will become more graphic, violent, and sexual. Femmeslash. I don't own. You've been thoroughly warned.

One second Sei was staring at Yumi's adorably modest gesture of thanks, and the next the brunette's petite body had been hurled against a dumpster. The lid slammed shut on impact and Sei saw an actual dent in the gaining light. Without a second thought she ran to Yumi, frantically searching for their attacker but no one was in sight. The blonde knelt beside her friend, noticing the girl's arm was crumpled at an unnatural angle and her head was bleeding profusely, matting down the soft, brown hair.

Sei turned around, body shaking in fury and screamed, "Get your ass out here! You fucking coward, you think its okay to beat up girls?" Sei looked in every direction, seeing nothing, but hearing the vague sound of approaching sirens. Someone had heard. Before she could whip out her cell and return to Yumi's side though, Sei felt a blow like she'd never imagined against her abdomen that send her skidding twenty feet into a brick wall. The strike had knocked the wind out of her and as the tall girl gasped, struggling to pull her hands and feet under her, she saw a form crouched over Yumi. It looked like the bastard was licking her neck, or maybe trying to rip her throat out. Seeing this, Sei gathered all her remaining strength and using the wall she crashed into for leverage, sent herself hurtling toward the monster over Yumi.

The sirens were getting louder now, closer, and Sei was happily surprised to have caught the unusually strong man off guard. The older girl's tackle sent the man, now obviously tall, dark, and disheveled, into a pile of crates, which shattered on impact. Faster than she had even seen on the Olympics, Sei watched the man jump up, shedding a spray of blood from the fight inflicted wounds, and land gracefully on the dumpster lid. Dark eyes flashed at her, and Sei thought she saw bright, long, canines before the man had run off into the remaining shadows.

A moan brought Sei back to the world, and she immediately limped to Yumi's side, blood dripping down her leg, leaving a trail of the whole impossible attack. Yumi looked horrible, Sei thought. She was pale, and gasping for breath, her good arm wrapped around her stomach and ribs. "Shh, baby. It's okay," The older girl said, half leaning, half falling down next to her friend. She tried to get a look at the head wound but all she could see was covered in a sticky, browning blood. Yumi made a small whimper in reply and Sei pushed back the sting of her own tears. There was no telling whose blood was where and when her phone vibrated, Sei shook like a gun had gone off.

"What the hell?" The fiery blond answered, not caring who had bothered to call. She needed help. The sirens were loud now, around the corner at the most.

"Sei Satou, don't you dare speak to me that way, what has happened to my petite seoure?" The clear, confident voice of Sachiko Ogasawara rang across the phone. Her voice was harsh, terse, and just somewhat strained.

"How did you even know? It all happened so fast, I swear. Sachiko! I would never let anything happen to Yumi!" Sei heard her own voice change from angry to pleading. Not Yumi. Nothing bad could happen to Yumi she would never have it. The blonde already knew Sachiko would always blame her for this.

"How did I know?" Sachiko's normally even cadence almost turned to a shriek. "It sounded like an elephant had gotten loose and when the custodian told me he'd seen you walk towards the convenience store I called my driver to pick Yumi up." Sei noticed that she was specifically left out of the offer. "He immediately called emergency services when he saw two girls in school uniforms on the ground."

"So those are your people coming?" Sei asked. She knew Sachiko's family could easily have their own paramedic team standing by.

"Yes, and I am with them. We will be returning to my home, please inform the Yamayurikai of our absence. And Sei," Sachiko paused before continuing in a low voice the blonde had never heard before, "If I see you with Yumi again I will throw you against a wall myself." The dark girl finished, and hung up, leaving Sei to stare at her phone and then Yumi.

The blonde tried to gently stroke and reassure the small girl without hurting her further, but was shocked to notice the fresh blood trickling from just under Yumi's uniform. Gently pulling it up, afraid it was already matted by dried blood, Sei saw two large punctures just below Yumi's collar bone. They were an angry red, already beginning to look infected. The poor girl was covered head to toe, and looked like something from a horror move. This movie was real though, and Sei was not about to be the one left out. Yumi had been hurt on her watch and she was sure Sachiko would never let the recovering girl out of her sights or anywhere near the blonde.

Sei bit her lip hard, tasting iron and spray from across her face. The private ambulance was pulling up and Sachiko jumped out, looking for all the world like a hero in black pants and zipped black leather jacket. The dark girl's eyes said everything as she rushed next to the blonde and her beloved little sister. Her eyes told Sei this was unacceptable, and with surprising strength Sachiko lifted the tiny brunette in her arms, and cradled her to the transport.

Before closing the second door of the vehicle's back, Sachiko left Sei with a few parting words, "I'll call you, don't call us."