Chapter 2: Impulse
(2 weeks later - Nisei's POV)
I woke up from another dreamless slumber when I heard the door click open. Hana has been coming to visit me everyday, so I was expecting her to be waiting for me to lift my head. I lifted my head up to see a small tiger cub stare at me.
"Rawr!" the tiger cried. I smiled slightly.
"Ayame! Sorry, did she wake you?" Hana asked, slipping through the door.
"No, it's okay. What an interesting thing to wake up to…" I drifted off at the end of the sentence.
"Rawr!" Ayame cried again, jumping onto my lap and licking my cheek.
"Well, it seems like she has taken a liking to you. She decided to come with me today" Hana laughed, as she took off the handcuffs.
"Well, she seems quite energetic…I have to ask, how did you get a tiger in here?" I asked.
"A few spells and 100 bucks" she smirked.
"Ha ha" I replied sarcastically.
"Maybe I should get Ayame to bite your hands off, so you could just slip them out" she smirked.
"Yes, and when I'm free, I'll use my teeth to bite through your wrist so you could see what it feels like as your skin is ripped away from your bone"
"And then I'll use my penknife and slowly carve away your sacrifice's name"
"Then I'll take the knife away from you and carve my name on your torso"
"And then I'll use the knife to carve my name on your chest" she smirked. I acted on impulse and leaned up to her for a chaste kiss. When I pulled back, Hana had a shocked look on her face (which probably mirrored mine). She was staring into my eyes.
"I-I uh I-I ermm…" I didn't know what to say.
"Let's just eat" Hana suggested, turning away to the basket that was laying beside her.
We ate in silence. I couldn't believe I just kissed Hana! What was I thinking? But that's the point, I wasn't thinking. This is the first time I've done anything like this…I think…Ugh, it doesn't help that I can't remember my childhood or how I lost my ears. Ugh, another migraine. Why won't they leave me alone? I grasped my head with both my hands and squeezed my eyes shut. Ugh, it feels like I've just been kicked in the head by a horse.
"Nisei?! Are you okay?!" Hana asked, worriedly. I groaned in response.
"Another migraine? Here take this!" she cried, handing me aspirin. I took them quickly, the migraine quickly subsiding.
"Thank you…" I murmured as everything began to fade into darkness.
(Hana's POV)
Nisei just slumped forward, I rushed to him to see if he was okay. I positioned him so his head was resting in my lap. He had a peaceful look on his face. He seemed to be unconscious…if his migraines were that bad, why wasn't he in hospital? Why are they keeping him in here like this? He startled me earlier when he kissed me, but I doubt that's what brought on his migraine. But what really startled me is that I didn't mind him kissing me. I've never know Nisei personally, until yesterday…but, I have seen him around high school (When he bothers to come in). I couldn't help but stare at him a couple of times in class…you don't meet most guys that are the perfect example of a human hurricane. I noticed that he can be cheery and polite one moment and turn violent, sadistic and merciless in a split of a second. That's what captured my interest. I'm not like the other high school girls, who love to shop and talk about girly crap. No. I like to study the human behaviour, see what makes a person tick, what drives a person to kill. I enjoy the smell of blood, the sight of what was once a human being but is now nothing more than a twisted corpse. My interest in this morbid side of life when I saw my parents get murdered…but that's a story for another time. Nisei shifted slightly in my lap. He wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Mother…please don't go…" he murmured. Aww, what happened to his mother. Suddenly, Nisei's eyes flew open and he shot up, still clinging to me. His chest was heaving and he had a panicked look on his face. When he saw he was clinging to me, he quickly let go and looked away. Is he blushing?
"Nisei? Can I ask you something?" I asked, using a soft tone so I wouldn't startle him further.
"Y-Yes?" I stammered, trying to regain control over his breath.
"What happened to your mother?" I asked.
"I don't know, I can't remember anything prior to age 13" he sighed.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"Yeah…hey, what about your parents?"
"They were murdered"
"I'm sorry"
"No, it's okay. I hate them, I was so happy when they died"
"I'm sorry…about earlier, I mean" he sighed.
"No, it's okay…I err didn't mind" I blushed slightly at what I just said. Nisei turned around to face me, a look of shock on his face.
"Wh-What?!" he asked.
"Err, well it's kinda hard to explain. I, well, err saw you in school and, ermm that sounds kinda stalker-ish. What I meant to say was…" I began to ramble. Suddenly, I felt a pair of soft lips press against mine. My eyes widened, before they slid shut. What's happening to me? I feel numb. I can't move. I don't have the will to move. It seems I've been poisoned…except this poison is right in front of me and I don't want to take the cure. Something really is wrong with me. I'm sure I could feel Nisei wrap his arms around me. Have I poisoned him as well? We're both unwell. After a few moments we pulled away, panting slightly. I stared at him.
"Nisei…" I panted, trying to regain my breath.
"Hmm?" he murmured.
"I…think I have to go" I sighed. He nodded, shuffling back to the pipe. I handcuffed him back to the pipe. I was about to walk out the door with Ayame (Who was sleeping in my bag), I stopped in the door way and looked back to Nisei.
"We'll work on breaking you out of this place, tomorrow" I smiled at him. He smiled slightly and nodded, and with that I left.
