Chapter 11
SOUBI POV
I never did find any clues. Over all it took me about a half an hour to thoroughly look for any clues, coming up with nothing, and then an hour to clean up all the blood. I decided to keep a sample of the blood though, just in case we decided to have one of the professors over at the academy look it over. So with the bags packed and the kitchen clean, Ritsuka and I set out to go catch a bus to the train station. I still did not have a clue where we were going; I just planned on getting on the next train out of here. Besides if I didn't know where we were going then there was no way our stalker did either. Once we reached a safe destination, then I would start looking into who our stalker was and if it comes down to it, find a way to eliminate him. But first I had to get Ritsuka safe; once that is done they will have nothing to hold against me, not a single bargaining chip. Kio was off in France visiting some relatives so he would be safe, and if our stalker has only been watching for as long as I think he has, then he wouldn't even know who Ritsuka's friends are. Ritsuka had not seen either of his friends since the last day of school due to the fact that contact could have put them in danger. Therefore the only person this guy could use was Ritsuka, and there was no way in hell I was letting that happen. If we were correct, this person was only after Ritsuka, so failing to protect Ritsuka would defeat the point in doing all of this.
In the end we ended up getting on a train that was heading over to a small town a couple miles away. It was so small in fact that I had never even heard of it, which was surprising considering I had done very well in my studies of Japan. The ride there was going to be about three hours though so I had plenty of time to think things through some more. While I thought things through, Ritsuka slept next to me, his head resting on my shoulder.
RITSUKA POV
I was scared. I was shaking. The blood was everywhere, it was on the walls, the ground, the no longer white tables that were upturned and scattered across the room...it was on my hands as well. It was fresh blood too, I could tell from its slick warmth. I tried to run but I couldn't move. I tried to scream but nothing came out. That was when I realized my position. The reason I couldn't scream was because of the duct tape over my mouth and the reason I could not move was because of the ropes that tied me to a chair. I've seen this before...But at the time it hadn't been me that was tied up, it had been Seimei. As the realization struck me flames had started up, the room was burning, the smell of smoke suffocating. My vision started to blur, the room becoming nothing but shapes. I could feel the pull of fatigue, but just as I was about to give in, I saw something. No...Not something someone, two of them. Their identical bodies nothing but black silhouettes against the flames of the fire, I tried squinting to get a better look at them, but everything just went black.
I woke with a start, my breath coming in short quiet pants. Though I guess Soubi still heard me. "Are you alright Ritsuka?" he asked looking to me. "I-I'm fine, just a bad dream was all..." I replied wiping the light sweat on my brow. "A bad dream? Do you want to talk about it?" At the question I wasn't sure what to say. Would it make me feel better to talk about it? Although, we are on a train and even if there are hardly any people on it what if someone was listening? But if they were truly listening, then they would know that it was a dream and it would mean nothing. Besides, who really takes consideration into some kid's dreams anyway unless they are some kind of fortune teller or psychiatrist?
I guess I must have made Soubi worry with the time I was taking to answer because in the middle of my thoughts he asked once again "Ritsuka, are you alright?" Being pulled from my thoughts I looked to him "I'll tell you later..." It was better to be safe than sorry when talking seriously in public now. The dream I had felt so real, and I knew from my own psychiatrist that all dreams are emotions, thoughts and old events replaying in the mind to tell you something. So it was best not to tell until we were completely alone. Soubi had nodded in understanding but took my hand in his for comfort all the same. I guess my mask in indifference didn't fool him. I gave him a small smile and we sat the rest of the way in a compatible silence. Or at least would have because about 25 minutes away from our destination, the train suddenly stopped...
Authors Note: Hey guys I am sooooo sorry it took me so long to write this, not only that but it's short... UGH, I'M HORRIBLE! I have a good explanation as to why it took me so long, but I'm sure you don't care. Who cares about the author as long as the story gets finished am I right? XD Anyway I'm SO CONFLICTED! I know what I want to do with the story but there are 3 different scenarios that I could go through with, but I don't know which is better!:*( Maybe I could try and put them all in? at different times/chapters though sometimes that makes it look sloppy so I'm not sure.
IMPORTANT NOTE!- Would you guys want me to just hurry it up with the story and put a one way thing out there to finish it up or would it be better if I took more time in writing this so that its longer and goes into a few twists or I could just do a bit of both, so REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!:) A little? More? Or a bit of both? Also do you guys think I should put in more romance? I'm kinda innocent so nothing graphic if you know what I mean but I can put more in there if that's what you guys want.
