CHANGED RATING TO M DUE TO VIOLENCE IN THIS CHAPTER.
Amx : I SWEAR TO KIRA THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO HUNT DOWN WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE WITH YOUTUBE AND SHOVE MY FOOT UP THEIR *** !!!
Clx : C-Calm down A-Amx—
Amx : CALM DOWN ?! HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN WHEN THEY TOOK THREE OF MY AMVS DOWN AT ONCE !!!
Clx : I-It's okay, I'm putting them back up ( eventually )—
Amx : SO WHAT ?! IT'S FREAKING STUPID !! WE PUT IT IN THE DESCRIPTION THAT WE MADE NO PROFIT WHATSOEVER WITH THEM !! ONE WAS TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC IN THE CREDITS !! THE CREDITS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !! WHAT'S THE F***ING POINT IN PUTTING AMVS IF THEIR JUST GONNA REMOVE 'EM ?!?!
Clx : I—
Amx : LEMME AT THOSE BASTARDS !! LEMME RIP THEIR GUTS OUT AND BURN THEIR EYES WITH SMOLDERING NEEDLES AND CUT THEIR FINGERS OFF BIT BY BIT ONE BY ONE THEN SHOVE 'EM DOWN THEIR THROAT AS I SNAP THEIR LEGS OFF !!
Clx : o_______O … Oh my…
Amx : THEN I'M GONNA TIE 'EM UP TO A POST WITH BURNING HOT CHAINS AND PEEL THEIR SKIN OFF WITH A KNIFE AND PUSH IT INTO THEIR EYE SOCKETS AND PUNCH THE HELL OUTTA THEIR GENITALS THEN RIP THEM OFF AS WELL AND—( this goes on for a while, so I'll stop it here… )
Tsume : This here kids is the result of an overreaction caused by a much needed spring break and not being fed dinner until 9pm.
Clx : … *traumatized* I think we know who's writing the torture and killing scenes… o________O'''''''''''''
Fence Walker : You really think so ? Thanks so much ! For a while I thought I was writing them too OOC xD LOL
Blackrose1993 : Yeah, I know why now… Stupid YouTube took 'em down… Grrr… Thank you *hugs* No lol, Dawn isn't Jagara or Reara :P And she isn't Myu either lol xD Honestly, if you're able to guess who she is, I'll come congratulate you in person xD And… Dragon may be Darcia, but I'm not sure if I want him to be yet. He'll probably end up being an OC of mine :P
Twingem2 : *sighs* FINE, I suppose it's okay that you're subscribing to me, putting my story in your alert list and adding it to your favs… LOL xD Thank you so much *glomps*
Lovelessotaku03 : I know right xP And yes, that one-shot I mentioned is the dream I had :P Stop denying that I'm confusing lol xD Sure thing, I'll definitely let you know if I need your help ;) Like I said to Blackroe1993, I'll congratulate you in person if you manage by some miracle to discover Dawn's identity. But rest assured, she's not an OC, I can tell you that much :P I'd give you a hint, but the only one I can think of will make it too obvious… or will it ? Anyway, I don't want to take any chances xD As for Dragon, I'm wavering between Darcia and an OC, but he'll most likely end up being an OC. No, I won't tell you anything ! Read and you'll find out ;P OMGawd ROFL xDDDDD When I first read Kaito I was like : Who the heck is that ?! xD I had to reread the last chapter to remember LOL xD In my defence, for the longest time I wrote McUgly 'cause I couldn't think of a name xD ( Um… did I not answer to you on YT again ? xD )
: Thank you so very much ! You'll find out in the following lines :P
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"Toboe!"
"Tsume!" the boy cried desperately. "Help, please I—"
Kaito hit him so hard across the head with the gun that he securely held in his right left hand that it was going to leave a nasty bruise. "Shut up, kid!"
"Let him go!"
"And why would I do that?" he asked as he pushed the revolver onto Toboe's sore spot, pulling a whimper from him. "He belongs to me, doesn't he?"
"I don't belong to you!" His sentence came out as a growl through his teeth and that only earned him another whack.
"I thought I told you to shut up!"
Tsume inched closer as the two shot insults at each other. He could not allow Kaito to harm Toboe and even less kill him. He needed the boy to accomplish the task Dawn assigned to him. That and he—who did not become attached to anyone or anything, who barely felt any positive emotions—could not bear to see Toboe hurt like he currently was being. Although he did not show it too much, on the inside it tore him to pieces and he had no idea what could be the cause.
"You said he, right?" Tsume warily started. "I thought you were only into girls and if so: why are you so keen on having him?"
"I could ask you the same thing now couldn't I?"
Tsume stayed silent.
"Besides, there's a first for everything, now isn't there?"
"Yes, but why him?"
"Again, I could ask you the same thing."
Tsume felt like pouncing towards Kaito right then and there to beat the crap out of him, but he knew he had to remain calm if he valued Toboe's life. And mine… he added mentally.
"Look, let the kid go. I'll give you whatever you want and, trust me, I can get you anything. Just give him here and put the gun down." He felt pathetic pleading like this. It was the first time he'd ever had to resort to this. But let's face it—because he won't—, he was desperate. "Just give him here and put the gun down."
"Why should I? It's not like he belongs to you or anything, right?"
"No, but I—"
"So I guess you won't mind if I do this…"
Kaito's gun less hand slowly crawled up inside Toboe's shirt and the latter whimpered.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Tsume bellowed as he took a few steps forward.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I wouldn't come any closer if I were you," he said as he reminded Tsume of the gun against the boy's temple. The man's hand went even higher into Toboe's shirt and said boy closed his eyes, but was immediately punched in the gut with the gun, causing him to open them wide as he gasped for air.
"Keep your eyes open, or I'll only make things more painful for you and more enjoyable for me," he groaned sadistically.
The brute's finger snapped a few buttons open, then tore the rest of the shirt off with one swift movement. Toboe shuddered as he tried to suppress the tears that stung the back of his eyes. He so desperately wanted it to stop, all of it. The torment, the cold saliva that stuck to his neck after every bite and every lick, the pain in his stomach from the previous hit he received and the horrified and powerless look Tsume wore were just too much for him to handle. But most of all, he feared for what he knew was going to follow if he was not saved soon.
You could compare Tsume to a living furnace he was so pumped with anger right now. The fury that was building up inside of him threatened to explode at any moment. His fists were clenched so tightly that he could feel the blood seeping underneath his finger nails as they cut through his flesh. "Get your fucking filthy hands off him!"
"The more you talk, the faster I'll go, Tsume." His hand started to excruciatingly slowly snake downwards and Toboe's eyes went wider than they had ever been.
"No! Stop! Please stop!"
The thug's hand disappeared under the fabric and the boy shrieked in agony. That caused Tsume to snap. He grabbed for his dagger and dashed towards Kaito with a cry of rage. Before said thug could react to Tsume's sudden burst of adrenaline, the gun was violently ripped out of his hand as the other arm was sliced off, falling with a splash. Tsume did not even give the other man time to cry out in pain before kicking him in the head so that he brutally fell to his side.
The brute looked like he was going to be sick. The burning of his missing limb, the torture of the hundreds of fractures in his hand and the stomach-turning blow his head received was too much at once, but Tsume could care less. He was going to get what he deserved. If it was needed, he would let him suffer for hours. But as soon as a look of resistance crossed Kaito's features as he tried to rise up, Tsume decided otherwise. With one more strong kick in the ribs, the thug rolled until he slammed against the wall.
He tried with all his might to use his remaining arm to push himself up. There was no way he was going to let Tsume defeat him once more. Not anymore. Although he was once again hit in the stomach, this time coughing up a large amount of blood.
Tsume grabbed his broken hand with an excess of power, throwing him face first onto the wall. As his foot found the soft spot in between Kaito's shoulder blades, he tugged a little at his arm, making it bend in a highly uncomfortable way.
"What are you doing?!" Kaito screamed with pure horror.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Tsume answered flatly, pushing the arm even further up.
"No! Stop! Please stop!" he desperately pleaded.
Tsume smirked sadistically, a murderous glint glazing over his golden eyes. "Sounds familiar, doesn't it?"
Kaito stared at the tanned man in shock and the width of his eyes only increased when he felt a loud crack in his shoulder as it bent in a way it should never had. No sound could manage to crawl up his throat. He wanted to scream, but it was as if his whole body was paralyzed.
Tsume let go of the arm and it fell limply to the side of its owner. The silver-haired man stared at him, as if completely indifferent to the obvious pain Kaito was in judging by his expression. Well, at least his face was indifferent, because it was a completely different story when it came to his eyes. The irises were slit so much that they were practically inexistent. You could almost compare them to that of a beast.
Tsume kneeled in front of him, pulling his body by grabbing his hair so that they were at the same eye level. Not letting go of the petrified once-thug, he started to trail his dagger down his face ever so slowly. "You picked the wrong guy to piss off, Kaito," he growled in his ear.
"It… it hurts…" the almost inaudible whisper cried.
Tsume smirked. "Don't you worry, it won't last much longer."
"Please, I—"
The end of his sentence was too slurred to put into words. Blood splattered onto everything from the floor to Tsume as Kaito's throat was slit open in a movement so quick that it was practically invisible. There was no way anyone could have seen it since it ended just as fast as it began. The body fell to the ground with a sickening thud, although the head remained in Tsume's hand for a few extra seconds before the latter's eyes shot wide open, letting the hair pass through his fingers only to land in the pool of crimson beneath it. Now it was his turn to fall. He landed on his backside, as far away from the horror before him as possible.
"I… I killed him… Damn it! I—"
A faint whimper reminded him that he was not alone. His head turned quickly towards the source of the sound and his eyes met Toboe. The poor boy sat against the wall furthest from Tsume, his hands holding his ripped shirt tightly closed around himself and his legs pulled up against his arms as closely as they could. His whole body shook like a dead leaf does in gusty storm as his wide eyes stared at the place where the horrible fight came to an end. Tsume could not even describe the expression he wore.
"Toboe…"
The latter flinched at his voice, a tear or two escaping the rim of his eyes. Tsume stood, but Toboe only crawled further away into the corner of the room. The man frowned sadly as he lowered the hand he had raised towards him. Toboe examined every inch of red his eyes could find and most of it was on Tsume. Their eyes met and locked on to each other then they stayed so for what seemed like an eternity for the both of them.
The man took a wary step forward and Toboe did not move away. A few more and Tsume was standing right in front of him, only at an arm's distance. He knelt down and Toboe threw himself at him, wrapping his arms around him and burying his face in his neck as he sobbed his heart out, not carrying in the least that he was now soaked in the iron scented liquid as well. Although startled at first by the sudden outburst, Tsume held onto the boy's small frame, absentmindedly running his fingers through hi silky brown hair.
"It's okay now. It's all over."
"Tsume…" the boy chocked as he leaned even more into the comforting warmth.
"I'm so… so sorry you had to witness that. I… I don't know… just something… something inside of me… burst out."
"Tsume?"
"Yeah?"
"I… I-I'm scared."
Tsume rubbed his back in such a gentle manner that he had a hard time believing it was actually him making the comforting gesture. "Don't worry. I'll protect you no matter what, Toboe." Damn Dawn…
"Don't make promises you can't keep, Tsume." But I'd be really happy if you could keep it.
"I never do and I fully intend on keeping this one." Tsume looked out the window and noticed that the sun was no long represent in the sky. "You must be tired," he whispered as he stood up. "I'll—"
"No!" Toboe grabbed his arm, terrified, but somehow managing to blush. "Don't leave me…"
Tsume smiled softly as he hugged him. "Alright, I'll get rid of it later." He picked the boy up and made his way downstairs. Toboe did not argue with the man when he was asked to keep his eyes closed and leaned into Tsume's heat as if a powerful magnet was pulling them together. He felt like a little kid being carried the way he was, but he was not complaining. The way he rocked in his strong arms as he walked to God knows where was comforting and relaxing in a way completely new to him, so much that his eyelids were starting to feel heavy.
No one ever cared for him the way Tsume was and he hoped from the bottom of his heart that he was not acting like so just to try and steal it like so many others before him. But then again, how could Tsume know about it since they just met? And if it was something valuable he was after, he would have made the smart decision by stealing his watch, but he did not. So it was impossible for Tsume to be so kind because of money. It had to be or…
The rocking ceased and Toboe guessed Tsume had sat down. He subconsciously snuggled closer—it was colder where they were now—as fingers ran through his hair. A blanket was pulled over the both of them. If you looked closely, you could see a faint smile on his tired lips. "Tsume?"
"Mm?"
"I… I've lo…"
Clx : ANOTHER CLIFF HANGER ?! :O
"Amx" : Yeah, well the chapter was originally way longer than this. So we had to cut it somewhere.
Clx : I know, but it still sucks… T^T
"Amx" : Yeah? Well you'll live with it.
Tsume : What are you doing ?
Clx : … Well, um, Amx is still cooling down… So I have to fill in for her… ^_^'
Tsume : *rolls eyes*
R&R please ! *covers away at the glare she gets from Amx and Tsume* (whispers: you know what to do)