ChainMail

a/n: Okay, I'm back! Many thanks to Wisteria-child for her very touching words! And thank you for those very few readers I have!^^ Sorry for the very late update! Please Forgive me! Hope you enjoy this chappy!^^ Here goes!

ChainMail

" Ch-chain mail? What chain mail?" Niou stuttered. 'Uh oh, too obvious. Why would I stutter? I've been pulling pranks for many months. Maybe because it's Yagyuu...?'

"Oh. I see it wasn't you. And yet I accused you, please forgive me." Yagyuu said. "It's probably like the incident with Jackal and Marui. It was from your e-mail but you weren't the one who sent it."

"Y-yeah, you're right. Of course it wasn't me! I wouldn't send such a stupid thing as a chain mail!" Niou nervously added.

"But something's weird. Not like normal chain mails, they don't have a chain at all. It's more of a threat. Usually, when you receive a chain mail, it says something like 'pass this or else' or 'send this to blah blah blah'." Yagyuu explained.

"Yeah, it's weird."

"Maybe it's not a chain mail at all..."

"Maybe...Anyway, what did it say?"

"If I remember it went like this...'I'll drag you with me to Hell.' It's really weird because as I have said, it lacks something."

"I think that means..." Niou said, "That you have no choice but to die..."

"Oh?" Yagyuu said.

After that, silence. No one spoke a single word. They got off at their stop with their heads low. One feeling the grief of losing the other.

'Maybe I shouldn't have sent that. But I don't remember that being the content of the mail I sent. It was more like you will die in seven days...Could it possibly mean that the devil sent it himself? Oh no...If the devil does exist, then he pretty much messed up my prank...'

They entered the school premises and did the usual things. They parted ways and proceeded to their respective classrooms. Another boring day, another case to solve. What more could you get?

~*~

Classes were over. And they were done with the practice. Niou decided to seek their captain for advice.

"Yukimura-buchou" Niou called.

"What is it, Niou-kun?" Yukimura asked, fixing his bag, not looking at the man.

"What if....We lose Yagyuu, too?" The silver-haired teen nervously asked, voice obviously shaking, body trembling lightly.

"What do you mean?" Yukimura asked. He was confused but fully aware at the same time.

"Well, you know. The chain mail thing." Niou answered, not fully, but clearly.

"That issue is over. We are not to speak of it again." Yukimura stated simply.

"Look, it's not." Niou said.

Yukimura finally finsihed his work with the bag and looked up at Niou, staring at him straight in the eye.

"I take it. You pulled a prank at someone and sent them a message stating they will die. Correct?" The captain was slightly angry. He could read Niou's mind. And he knew what the teen did.

Niou just nodded and said nothing.

"I cannot believe you." Yukimura said.

"I thought it wasn't real! I never knew it would end up like this! Besides, the mail I sent was different from what Yagyuu received." Niou became defensive.

"Really now? So, what are you telling me? That, what? The 'devil' altered your message?" Yukimura emphasized on the word 'devil'.

"Kinda."

"Enough with it. This discussion is over." Yukimura stated and passed by Niou with an irritated glint in his eyes.

"I'm sorry! Buchou, I didn't mean it!" Niou called out.

Yukimura didn't answer and just walked away. Niou just stared at the captain's retreating form.

Niou lowered his head and decided to just give up on it. *sigh* It was gonna be a tiring way home.

~*~

"I'm home." Niou boringly called.

No one greeted him back.

"Weird. They never leave home without telling me." Niou said to himself.

He walked over to the kitchen and noticed a note on the refrigerator.

He took it and read what was written.

'Sweety, dad and I went shopping. Food is on the table. Take care. Love, Mom and Dad.'

"Perfect." Niou huffed.

Niou went to his room and dropped his bag somewhere on the floor. He didn't bother taking a shower or changing into new clothes. He quickly sat on a chair and turned on his computer. He logged in his e-mail and checked his messages. You have (1) new messages. He went to his inbox and there it was, a reply from Yagyuu. He clicked on it and waited for it to open. And it finally did.

"Please take me. My life is messed up."

No.

"Do whatever you want."

No.

"I'm through with my life."

Just then, Niou's world came crashing down.

End of Chapter 8

a/n: Well, hope you liked that. I think there will still be many chapters before the finish. I've alreacy thought of the ending. This story is not made for you to cry. It's not actually drama. But I guess when you really like a character, you'd cry if he/she dies. So, yeah, I admit it, pointless deaths^^ Review and review. They'll help in my updating.^^