Chapter nine: The killer revealed into the light.
No one's P.O.V.
Jack is sitting at his home on a tan brown one seater couch with his elbows on his knees and his head down in sorrow.
An orphaned friend of his is an adopted sister to him as she was adopted into his family when hers died. Her name is Carol. She has shoulder length blonde hair, dark blue eyes and is wearing a chocolate brown tank top with black tightfitting pants. She's also wearing brown boots that go a little past her ankles. "Jack…." She says sadly as she sees him like this though since Rai's death it isn't uncommon. She sits on a three seater dark brown couch that is beside the one seater couch but faces one of the side walls of the living room of their home. "You miss her don't you?" She asks the obvious.
Jack sighs sadly then speaks in a depressed tone. "Just go."
"What if she isn't…." She isn't sure if she should say the one word in case it drove him to go deeper into depression.
He closes his eyes and imagines Rai sitting there looking so lovely like she always does to him, so adorable and so innocent. He can recall her image as he had been watching her from a distance too scared until before she died to approach her. He could see her eyes that's the blue color of winter, winter blue such a cold sounding color but her eyes are so warm not cold. He could swear he could hear a distant scream that wasn't loud but it sounded like Rai… maybe screaming for him…. He gets an image of her in his head reaching for him with a desperate, pleading look in her eyes. He will never let her image leave this tortured mind of his.
Carol looks to him. "What if she's still here?"
He blinks and looks up to Carol meeting her dark blue eyes. "If she was still here even as a ghost I would give anything if I could see her and be with her again." He tells Carol. "Anything."
Elsewhere…
The killer walks away from the River's home with a smirk on his face. He arrives to where he killed Rai leaving the backpack behind. "Soon. Soon." He chuckles so madly if anyone else had been there they would think he has gone mad which is not far from the truth.
The town has mostly avoided this area thinking the killer might come back to there to strike someone else.
Though the area has been thoroughly searched there is nothing to lead anyone to the killer along with no signs of anyone who might have killed her.
"Soon they will be no more!" He smirks in such a twisted way that would make anyone wonder why he hasn't gone through the town in an insane killing rage.
Near's P.O.V.
Me and Silver continue trying to find a way to connect the images to the man we knew killed Rai.
"If he left a picture of a river then he knows it's our last name. So he knows who we are which makes this killing not some extremely unlucky random chance." I mumble what we had agreed on earlier. "He has a reason but what that reason is…. That's what I want to know. The picture of what looks to be a clearing but the photo seems to have been taken within a bush or within the forest is what confuses me the most."
Silver who had been listening to my mumbles nods. "Why would he put a picture of a clearing that was taken from a bush or within a tree? It's some sort of message, no doubt about it but what does it mean?"
I speak up to a little softer than normal talking volume. "And how does it fit into the puzzle of this case?" I look up to the ceiling and blink as I think about the pictures like a puzzle but the puzzle can't be completed as theres still a lot of mystery that needs to be solved. I begin to twirl my hair and lower my head to its proper angle seeing Silver running his fingers through his hair unlike my twirling of my hair.
"I have the pieces here in front of me but I can't make them fit." Silver says softly. "Why can't they fit!?"
I lower my head slightly and wonder that myself.
We sit there in silence doing our habits of twirling my hair and running his fingers through his hair for him.
I saw the pieces but can't make the pieces fit and my brother Silver has the pieces but couldn't make them fit.
Silver growls slightly. "Why…"
Why…. That's something both of us would like answered….
I stand up keeping my eyes on the floor and I begin walking towards the front door.
Silver hears me walking and watches me. "Nate? Where are you going?" He gets up following me to the door.
I pause once I am standing with the door open. "I'm going out. I'll be back." I tell him softly then I leave closing the door behind me.
'Nate.' Silvers voice enters my head but I don't respond. 'Nate please.' The pleading in his voice in my head making me feel a little guilty.
'I'll be ok. If not I'll call you. I promise.' I tell him back in my head.
There's a pause before he responds. 'I know you're a good fighter but I still worry. I'm sorry.'
'It's alright.' I interrupt him from saying another word. 'I don't blame you. It's mostly my fault the way I acted. I'm the one that should be saying sorry not you.'
'It's ok. No matter who's fault it was, its ok. Remember to call me if you need me. I'll come running.' Silver tells me. 'I'll see you later then.'
'Yes.' I agree. 'Thank you. I'll see you later.'
He goes silent trusting me and I smile knowing that even though what I did was a jerk thing to do he pushes that aside instead to worry about my safety. He doesn't realize how great of a brother he is.
No one's P.O.V.
Soichiro remembers when the two brothers told them they suspected the man. He could imagine if this place had them then the phone would be ringing a ring that would blare through the room in urgency demanding attention at that time.
Flash back:
The two brothers come to share their findings to the team.
"You guys." Silver looks to the team. "We've…" He pauses and looks behind himself looking for his brother then turns back to the team. "I've got a suspect for you."
"Tell us!" Matsuda chips in excited.
Nate comes into the room. "It's the new man in town." He says in a voice that just makes Soichiro feel like he's hoping they can make an arrest right away.
"Is there any proof?" Soichiro cautiously asks.
Silver's look hardens. "Parental or sibling instinct. That man is the killer!"
Nate nods in agreement.
"That isn't enough for us to go after. We'll keep our eyes open but that's all we can offer you right now." Masuda tells them trying to be nice.
"He's dangerous and he killed Rai! He needs to be apprehended before he hurts anyone else!" Nate tries to reason with us. "At least get him off the streets so no one else is killed! There is definitely something wrong with this guy!"
"I'm sorry we can't" Soichiro tells them and he feels sorry for the grieving brothers who look for the first to blame.
The whole team thought like that…. If they only knew they should have taken the brothers more seriously… if only they knew the two better…
Silver slams his fists onto a desk in the room. "Why won't you listen to him?! To us!?"
Matsuda answers this one. "Because you need evidence. You need proof."
Nate stares into Matsuda's eyes and his own eyes give a look of anger along with seriousness. "You…. You guys think we're lying!" He takes a step back. "Think we are lying to blame someone! Well you're wrong! We are trying to tell you who the killer is! You don't listen because you have act a certain way and protect even a murderer even if someone is trying to tell you who someone really dangerous is." He clenches his fist and continues to stare at us so serious and hurt. "You would protect a murderer instead of trying to help apprehend a dangerous criminal!" He turns and runs off.
Silver glares death daggers at the team before chasing after his brother.
End of flashback.
It hasn't been that long since not even a week since that day.
Maxine comes in more or less peeking her head in. "Soichiro…."
Near's P.O.V.
I walk along the path Rai most likely went on to get home to end up where the backpack was found. I try to imagine what it would have been like thinking it might help me get a better idea of what happened in order to help apprehend the killer. I stop where the backpack was found and no one else is around as to be expected. I sand facing the way Rai must have been facing giving me the thought that her killer approached from behind. I turn around and I imagine the killer standing there holding a knife.
If he was quick she wouldn't have time to scream since no one heard anything unless she was too scared to scream… no…. She would have screamed if she had enough time….
I stop my thoughts feeling the deep sadness grip me inside. "Oh Rai…" I mummer to myself wishing I knew why life was so cruel as to give her such a horrible death. I get a small spark deep inside me like someone is here with me. I glance around tensing and looking for anyone. I am alone as far as I can see but something doesn't feel right here and it is fighting the sadness in me to be the dominant emotion inside my body. "Who's there?" I demand alert for any signs of anyone.
Nothing.
"I know you're there! Show yourself!" I try again.
Still nothing.
I frown wondering if I was only imagining it thanks to my sadness and me trying to imagine what it would have been like for Rai. I head away from that area but I feel drawn back to there…. Though as soon as I am away from it I find tears spilling from my eyes…. I don't think I can go back right now. I wipe my eyes with the back of my sleeves trying to calm myself as I slow to a halt. I take a deep breath but the silent tears still flow. 'Doing that wasn't a good idea after all.' I think to myself sniffling. I wait until I calm myself before moving again as I head towards home on the empty path. I only half pay attention and find myself in a clearing that looks like the clearing from the photo. I stop when I see it and I take a few quiet deep breaths. I am about to take a look around for a clue to help with the case since I found it. I start walking forward to start looking.
"You're a River kid right?" A male's voice speaks behind me.
I stop in my tracks not recognizing the voice, maybe it's her killer as we didn't hear his voice…. I quickly turn around and I see the man who me and Silver are sure killed Rai.
He's standing behind me with a look that is very dark. He has shadows, that are cast from his bangs, falling over his eyes and he has really dark brown hair also his lips form a sick twisted smirk.
I tense ready to scream and I take a step back.
He takes a step forward and reaches behind himself only to pull out a knife with dried blood on it that looks like the one from the photo.
I get ready to defend myself even though it's me going against a knife. I wish I had brought Silver with me now. 'Silver!' My thoughts scream.
"Are you scared?" His voice sounds like he's trying to mock me.
"BROTHER!"
AN:
Sorry it's late. Couldn't get into the writing mood much for a while then as I was writing this I got distracted by funny youtube videos. Anyways I hope you guys liked this.
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Mello.