I'm surround in a fog, I cannot see. I hear movement around me I turn. I see a form of a man in the mist; he is standing there doing nothing. I hear a cry of pain from far away someone is dying.
The fog is lifted, I see the man dead, lying in his own blood. I hear sirens, I do not move. I look for the man's killer, I see no one. I look back at the man, but he is gone. My vision is blurred.
I look around; I am standing in a dark room. A woman and her young daughter are lying on the ground. They are both covered in blood, both dead. I look at them feeling nothing. Again, I look for the killer, still unaware, still not knowing. I look back at the woman and the young girl, then at my hands. My right hand is holding a knife, covered in blood. I take a step back, dropping the knife.
I look back up, I see myself covered in blood that is not my own. I close my eyes, not wanting to believe, but knowing that I killed that man, that I killed the women and her daughter.
I hear voices; they are telling me it's not my fault, that I did not kill anyone. They are trying to convince me that I am innocent, but I know that they are lying to me. I saw myself killing those people without mercy, without care.
The voices persist, continually telling me that I am innocent, thinking that it's making things better. I want to yell I want to tell them to stop, tell them that I know they are lying, but I can't. I try to make my voice work.
Suddenly, the voices stop. I am left in an eerie silence. I realize that I am alone and I forget who I am. I see two people standing in front of me in the darkness. They walk closer to me, I see my mother she is smiling, and she doesn't know what I've done. I know that she would never find out.
I look at the person standing next to my mother. I recognize the uniform but not the face. Memories come flooding back to me. Hiei…I could tell by the look on his face that he knew. Hiei knew that I had killed those people.
I stared at Hiei and he stared back at me. It was, as if I could read his thoughts, I knew that he wouldn't tell anyone. I knew I could trust him. I knew that he would protect me from what I had done. I had only met him yesterday. I had only known him for moments, but I knew. Some how I knew. I knew that he wouldn't betray me.
Chapter 2
Suichi woke up just before dawn; he had had the strangest dream. But he could only remember flashes. Fog…Blood…his mother…Hiei. It was all a blur. He questioned himself on what could have triggered that dream. When he could come up with nothing, Suichi tried to get back to sleep. But it was no use the dream hunted him and kept him awake, so he had no choice but to get up.
Suichi looked at his alarm clock on his bedside table. 5:30, it wasn't that early but he could have slept for another half an hour. Shrugging Suichi went though his normal morning routine.
He was ready for school at 6, but he didn't have to leave for another 45minutes. His mother had already left for work, so Suichi decided to go to school early.
Suichi took his time getting to school, when he got there he saw someone sitting on the wall that surrounded the school. As he got closer, Suichi realized it was Hiei.
"Funny meeting you here," said Suichi.
Hiei looked over at him, then jumped off the wall. Suichi walked up to him.
"Why are you here so early?" asked Hiei.
"Why are you?" replied Suichi.
"I always come here this early, what about you," answered Hiei.
"I woke up earlier then usual," said Suichi.
"Well, they don't open the gates for another half an hour, so you've got a long wait," stated Hiei, looking at his watch.
"What about you?" asked Suichi leaning against the brick wall.
Hiei didn't answer; he just turned his gaze to the rising sun. Suichi stared at Hiei with ambivalence, thinking about the dream he had had.
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Suichi sat in language, half-listening to the teacher. His mind was torn between listening and thinking. Suichi was still haunted by his dream and it was the end of the day. The bell ending school sounded.
Suichi walked down the hallway, only semi aware of what was going on around him. He had just reached the door, when someone stopped him. Suichi turned to see Hiei.
"What?" said Suichi.
"Your homework, you forgot," replied Hiei handing Suichi a piece of paper.
"Oh, thanks," said Suichi, coming back to earth.
"You okay? You seem out of it today," said Hiei, semi concerned.
"Yeah, I was just visiting Mars," stated Suichi, reading the homework assignment. Suichi groaned.
"What?" asked Hiei.
"Pick a book, read it with a partner, then write a report on the book, each partner group will hand in one report," Suichi read out loud, "I loathe working with other people on assignments."
"Ditto," said Hiei, remembering that he didn't have a partner.
Suichi looked at Hiei.
"What?" asked Hiei.
"Why don't we work together," said Suichi as a statement more then a question.
Hiei considered it for a moment, "Only if I can pick the book."
"Fine," said Suichi, "I'll see you tomorrow."
'What did I get my self into?' Hiei asked himself.
As Suichi walked home, he noticed someone following him. So, he took a detour into an alley. Suichi recognized the guy to be someone from Kazuma Kuwabara's gang.
'Dammnit, I guess they found out I fought with Urameshi,' thought Suichi.
"Come out, Suichi. I know you're here," said the guy.
Suichi walked out from his hiding place, "Looking for someone?"
"Urameshi would like to talk to you," stated the guy.
"And I'm supposed to follow you, well then. Lead the way," said Suichi.
The guy led Suichi to an alleyway between two apartment buildings near the "school" boarders. Yusuke was waiting for him, but it wasn't just Yusuke, Kuwabara had apparently tagged along aw well.
"I'm surprised you had the guts to come, Suichi," stated Yusuke.
"And I'm surprised that you have the brain capacity to breathe, Urameshi," said Suichi caustically.
"You have a smart mouth, Suichi," commented Kuwabara sounding rather annoyed.
"It's a curse," replied Suichi.
Kuwabara made a suddenly violent movement, but Yusuke held him back from doing anything.
"Suichi, you should have figured out by now that your attitude could get you in trouble with people you don't want be in trouble with," stated Yusuke.
"Really, I had no idea," said Suichi.
"See that's what I mean, you should be more careful. Especially when your buddy isn't around to save you," said Yusuke.
"What Hiei? I didn't need him to save me. I don't need him for anything," said Suichi defiantly. Suddenly, it was dark Suichi saw his dream as if it was in fast forward. He fell to his knees, shivering.
"Ha, see that we haven't even started and he's already on the ground," said Yusuke laughing.
Suichi looked up at Yusuke and Kuwabara, he could feel anger coursing through him, like a raging fire. His eye sight became distorted and then everything was shaded in red.
Suichi attacked Yusuke and Kuwabara. There was a struggle, a rush of voices, then nothing.
Suichi woke up, he looked around and realized he didn't know where he was. He sat up.
"Easy, easy. It's okay. Your at my apartment," said a familiar voice.
Suichi noticed that everything was blurry, he had to blink a few times before he could see. He looked around, he saw Hiei sitting on the floor next to the bed he was in.
"You don't have to worry about your mother, I told her where you were," Hiei was saying.
"Uh, thank you," said Suichi, then he asked, "What happened?"
"Well, you almost put Yusuke and Kuwabara in the hospital," said Hiei thoughtfully.
"I did what?" said Suichi.
"You don't remember the fight?" asked Hiei.
"Uh, no. It's just a blur, a big red blur," said Suichi.
"Red?" inquired Hiei.
"Yeah, I got angry, then red, then nothing. It's weird," explained Suichi, "How did you find me?"
"Yusuke, stupidly, decided to fight you right next to my apartment," answered Hiei.
"Oh," mumbled Suichi.
"Hay, don't worry about it, it's no big deal," said Hiei.
Suichi stared at him, how could Hiei be so calm? He had almost sent two kids to the hospital. Suichi remembered his dream again.
Hiei knew that I had killed those people.
I stared at Hiei and he stared back at me. It was, as if I could read his thoughts, I knew that he wouldn't tell anyone. I knew I could trust him.
"Hiei," said Suichi quietly.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks. I mean it."
"No problem."