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Here's chapter 09, I hope you like it =D
- Laced with Cyanide
09
Punish Me
Mugen
I stood there, the malicious smile on my face. Jin, I could see he was angry, the killing intent in his eyes. I tilted my head to the side, the smug curve of my lips evolving into a grin. In a flash I saw Jin's hand grip the sword at his side.
That's right four eyes, hurt me, you know you want to.
This one masochistic thought ran through my mind, the need to be punished for what I had done was strong inside of me and who better to carry out that punishment than Jin? I raised my brow as if to challenge his actions, I saw Jin's face crease as he tried to subdue the hateful demon inside of him. But I knew he couldn't resist the urge; the urge to hurt me; the man who had harmed a child.
The man who had harmed Fuu.
I heard footsteps, slow and unsteady as they dragged across the floor. I heard the scraping her hands made as they clung desperately to the wall. I heard the small, soft footsteps following her, stopping ever second or so to let her get ahead. I heard Fuu and Sora approach us. The feeling of dread grew in the pit of my stomach, why couldn't the stupid women just let me get cut up, better for everyone, if you ask me.
I sighed and sat back down, returning to my relaxed position on the floor, the look of relaxation no more than an illusion, inside was nothing but the shreds of heart that remained, the flimsy, papery threads of my heart that seemed to weigh down like nothing I had ever experienced.
But this pain I could not hold.
This pain was new and incomprehensible; I could never hold such a thing in my hands. I could hold a heart, but I could never hold this emotion that eternally seemed to remain inside, no matter what shape it took. I looked at the pink shaded sky, looking for an answer that wasn't there, all it succeeded to do was remind me of the colour of Fuu's robes that she wore way back then.
I was thrown out of my reverie by a certain brat that sat himself down next to me,
"What the fuck do you want?" I mumbled under my breath, kid's face fell; his eyes seemed to tear up for a second. I returned my gaze to the sky, waiting for the child's wails to meet my ears. They never came. I looked down at him; he too looked at the sky, mimicking the position I had on the ground. I stood up, needing to get away. I was feeling smothered, feeling forced into getting attached.
I jumped off the porch and made my way to the road, I wasn't sure where I was going, I just knew I had to go,
"Mugen, where are you going?" I heard Jin call sternly, I shook my head,
"None of your business," there was silence. I walked on in silence until,
"Mugen!" she called, her voice shrill and anxious, "Mugen, come back!" Fuu called me; I could hear the desperation in her voice as she begged for my return. I gritted my teeth, the sound of her voice calling to me with such desperation plunged me back into the centre of the pain,
"I'll be back later," I don't know why I said that as I didn't necessarily want to come back to this place, a place filled only with confusion and pain, but even though I originally had no intention of returning, with her voice my mind had changed.
I would coming back and there was no way to stop myself
Fuu
He was gone, again.
And now there was no saying that he would return. Mugen might go on, never knowing he had a child.
Unless.
I recalled Sora sitting next to him a few moments ago, a smile spread across my face as I was reminded of him mimicking his father. There was no denying that Mugen must know now.
At least, that was what I hoped.
Mugen
I didn't quite know where I was going, but through some strange and stupid reason I knew that I was going back. I grunted.
Just how the fuck was that supposed to help me?
I found myself at a beach, the small town revealing itself as a major fishing spot as fisherman lined the unkempt beach. I looked down into the waves, seeing passed the aqueous ripples. Fish were scattering passed me, running from the fishermen's deadly hooks. I reached into the water, plucking out a fish with ease. I eyed it warily, the small creature was gasping for air, begging for life. I gripped it harder as it desperately tried to escape, I wanted to cause pain, I needed an outlet. I gritted my teeth and threw it back in the water, not finding the animals pain as satisfying as I had hoped. It had suffered enough for my pain. I turned around, deep in thought, walking deeper into the small seaside town. I stopped, the sight before me more beautiful than anything, more of a sanctuary that any shrine. I felt a grin crawl across my face. I had found a bar
My refuge.
I reached into my pocket, feeling the bag of money that wife-beater had on him in my hand. It felt warm, it reassured me knowing where I was going, knowing how to make it all go away. Finally I could remove the image of Fuu getting beaten, the image of her sprawled out on the floor, blood gushing from her abdomen the image of her calling my nameā¦and that of the child that slept quietly on the porch, basking in the sun those two days ago.
Only two days.
It hadn't taken long for my world to fall apart, I thought dryly to myself. I had become a bastard, a woman beater and a father in those two days. I was scum. I practically ran into the bar, seeking the sweet nectar of forgetfulness. I ordered a bottle, the dark, brown translucent bottle thrown into my hands immediately after ordering. I smiled as the rim touched my lips, burning it all away as the liquid ran down my throat. Happy as it came into effect. Fuu? I though happily to myself.
Who the fuck was that?
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