Trigger Warning: Slight Assault, Gore Scene
Chapter Twelve
Waking the Demon - Bullet for My Valentine
Uta noticed right away that Raiu wasn't on the train. As soon as the door shut, he couldn't smell her anymore. He couldn't see her among the people shoved in the carriage. He had a bad feeling. This wasn't the first time they had been separated, but he had a bad feeling about it. As soon as the doors opened for the next stop in the 4th ward, he bolted. He maneuvered around the people and flew up the steps. He hurried down the streets until he got to an ally. He climbed up the fire escape to the roof. As soon as his feet hit the rooftop, he heard it. It was faint, but it was her.
The fact that it was cut short burned his blood. He maneuvered the rooftops as he closed in on the sound. He couldn't pinpoint exactly where it had resonated from. He heard it again to his right. He headed in the direction, praying he could make it before something horrible happened. He almost missed it, if it weren't for her screaming a third time, he would have. He heard it behind him. He backed up to the edge of the roof and looked down.
There she was, sprawled out on the pavement. A man was standing over her. Blood pooled around her head, he could smell it from where he was. His body twitched with anger. Oh boy was he pissed. Just then, the man raised his foot. He heard him say "Eye for an eye honey." He then stomped on her leg. Uta could hear the bone snap. She screamed out in pain and that's all it took. All Uta saw was red.
He leaped off the building so fast his headband and glasses flew off his face. He couldn't care less. He landed a few feet from them. He crouched down and jumped at the man. He pushed the man off of her and onto the pavement. Uta tore into him. His fingers, digging into his flesh. He was literally ripping him to shreds. He didn't give him a chance to scream. Uta ripped the man's vocal chords out with his teeth. Uta had never felt such anger before. His mind could not think calmly. The only thought on his mind was the murder of this man. He didn't even want to devour on him, just destroy ever sliver of him. Uta demolished his body with blood slinging every way it could go. The sounds fof the man's organs squishing and ripping belonged in a horror film. The scene could make anyone sick, but not him, not Uta. At this moment he was a savage. This is who he was. He was an animal. He killed for fun and dined in boredom. He may be a monster, but atleast he had morals and dignity. He didn't want a single piece of the man to remain. This also was not the first time he had done this. This time, however was different. Much more anger fueled him than before. he was usually so calm and collected, but this, this broke him. This made him snap into th beast he truly was. Pieces of shit that did that to her didn't deserve to live. He was in a blind rage and nothing could stop him.
Except her, she could stop him. He had completely forgotten she was there while he had had tunnel vision. "Uta" Her weak breathless voice stilled him. His breathing was still heavy. He was still sitting on the mush of what was left of the man. His body didn't move at first, but when he heard it a second time, he knew his mind didn't make it up. He came crashing back down into reality. There he sat, straddling a mushy pulp that was once human, after that human attacked his friend. He almost didn't want to look at her. Should she see him like this? Yes. She's watched him feed before. She's seen his true nature. This, however, was different. He didn't feed, just raged. He heard the faint sound of something scraping the ground. He jerked his head to the side towards her. She was on her stomach, reaching towards him. Blood was smeared all on the ground around her. Blood dripped down her chin from her head. Her aroma hit him, along with the scent of her blood. All he could smell was blood and her. His animal instincts told him to jump her and devour her. His brain told him not to.
"Uta, please, I need help." Her voice cracked. It snapped him out of his frozen state. He blinked and stood from of the bloody pulp. He reached her and grabbed her arms. He tried to pull her up but her scream told him she couldn't stand. He helped her sit up instead. Squatting down in front of her, he checked her for injuries. "Uta, my leg is broken. I need to go to a hospital. Now." She growled the last part at him. He placed his arm around her back and under her knees. He looked at her for approval. He nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. He hoisted her up to where she could stand. She moaned as she leaned against him for support. "I can't walk" She groaned. He easily swept her up bridal style. She bit her lip to suppress a scream. He jogged out of the ally way and tried to find help. He didn't know what to do. He was a Ghoul. Everything on him healed within seconds. She was human. She was fragile, she needed medical attention and he had no clue where a hospital could be.
Uta watched her sleep in the hospital bed. Thank god he had smelled Yuki. She was working, but when she saw Raiu, she dropped what she was doing and took them to the hospital in the 20th ward. Yuki had to take her into the emergency room. The woman at the desk tried to tell her to wait. Uta could hear Yuki yelling from outside. His heart was still racing from the whole event. He had never felt so out of control before. He had snapped. He didn't know what it was, but he didn't even want to feed while he ravaged the fucker. He was in a blind rage after seeing Raiu like that. He doesn't why when he snapped out of it, he suddenly felt hungry. Was it because of all of her blood? Was it because he craved her? He couldn't.
Her aroma mixed with her blood made her smell twice as delicious but he couldn't hurt her. He just couldn't. She needed help. He needed to get her to safety as quickly as possible. Thank God he found Yuki. She helped load her in the back of the van and sped off to the hospital. Jesus did she drive like a bat out of hell. Raiu looked so weak. The color had drained from her face and her eyes didn't want to stay open. Yuki had told him that that was what a concussion was.
He had never seen Raiu so weak before. Usually she was confident, bold, and didn't care. He had only ever seen her tear up when it was about some animal. He assumed all girls did that. This was different. She was a mess. She was hysterical. She wouldn't let him go. She kept holding on to his arm, not wanting to let go. He could only sit and watch because he had no clue what to do. He had never been in this situation before. He just reassured her that she would be okay. he did whatever she asked of him. Yuki had to physically ripped her hands off of him when she was being carted into the hospital. He couldn't go in there or people would know what he was. She didn't want to let him go. He had felt a tight grip in his chest when he watched her scream and thrash as she was taken away. The feeling worsened when he heard her raspy voice scream his name. He couldn't do it, and he hated it.
He was sitting outside on the curb with a cigarette in hand. He couldn't get his mind straight. His hands were still shaking from the whole event. He shakily took a drag. As he exhaled he smelled the stench of Ghoul. A nurse walked over to him and sneered. "What's shit like you doing here?" he didn't need this shit right now. "Fast food." He commented dryly. The nurse laughed and struck a cancer stick. "Why are you really here?" She asked after a minute. he could hear the smirk dripping from her words. "Don't worry about it." He snapped. He didn't need some lowly Ghoul prying into his business. It was quiet for a minute before she spoke again."Wait, you're not here because of that girl that came through with the broken leg, are you?"
He finally turned and looked at her. She was fairly plain. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She was slender and fit. She looked to be in her thirties. "And what if I am?" He asked, taking another drag. "You care about a human?" She pried. He could hear the venom in her words. "You work at a hospital for humans?" he shot back, with equal amounts of venom. She laughed at him. "I happen to enjoy it. Humans are so fragile. They always need so much help." She snickered. She took long drags from her cigarette while looking at the sky. "How can you stand it?" Uta asked after a pregnant pause. "Being around all the food? It gets easier. No one asks what happens to the bodies after they've passed." Uta nodded, that made some sense.
"Come on, I'll take you to her. I can sneak you in." She took a long drag and snuffed out the bud in the concrete. Uta finished his cigarettes, and followed her actions. He wanted to ask her why, but she had already begun to walk away. She led him around back of the building. She opened a backdoor and led him through the commotion of people. No one paid him any attention. Uta was slightly surprised how easily he was getting by people. She stopped at an elevator. She called it and it immediately opened. Uta was thankful there was no one in it. Once the door shut, Uta broke the silence. "So why do you work here?" She smiled at him. "I like to help people. Humans are so weak; they need help all the time. I like humans more than a food. They fascinate me." Uta hummed in response. "Why are you helping me?" She didn't respond, only kept smiling.
The doors opened to a quiet hallway. He followed her to a room two down from the elevator. She opened the door quietly. The room was dark except for the monitors on the right. Raiu was lying in a bed. The monitors on the wall behind her illuminated her. She was sleeping soundly. The beeping reassured him her heart beat was regular. Yuki sat in the chair on the back wall. Her eyes were teary as she stared at Raiu. The nurse shut the door, causes Yuki to break the trance she was in. She quickly wiped her eyes and looked at who was intruding. The nurse walked over to the bed. She checked the machines and the multiple tubes and wires coming from Raiu. She looked back at Uta.
"I can give you ten minutes. She's fresh from surgery. She needs rest." Uta nodded and stood next to the bed. The nurse patted her on the arm. Raiu stirred and blinked her eyes up at the nurse. She squinted her eyes to adjust in the lighting. The nurse told her she had visitors and then it was nap time. Raiu pushed herself up on the bed. She groaned in pain. "Take it easy hon, you're gonna be drugged up for weeks." The nurse smiled before exiting the room. Yuki walked over first and held Raiu's hand. Yuki told her she'd be back later and that she had a job to finish. Yuki brushed past him and left the room.
Once Raiu noticed Uta standing over by the door, she smiled weakly at him. "Pretty shitty way to end the day isn't?" Her voice cracked. Uta snorted and walked over to her. "That doesn't even cover it. Why didn't you stay at the station? I would have come back." She rolled her eyes. "I know, but you know me. I'm too stubborn to stay in one place." He smiled sadly at her. "I'm sorry I couldn't get there faster." Raiu blinked at him. "Uta, it's not your fault. It's nobody's fault except the guy who attacked me. You know that right?" "But it is my fault. It's my jurisdiction. I should have a better hold of it. I've been slacking. I should-" "Uta. It is not your fault. End of." Raiu gave him a stern look. When she means something, she means it. He sighed. He thought for a second before flashing her a grin. "At least you make hospital gowns look good." She snorted. "Oh my god, are you hitting on me?" She started to laugh but stopped. "Ow, it hurts to laugh." She whimpered.
She did look kind of pathetic. Her right leg was propped up on two pillows. Her head was bandaged up. She looked paler than usual. Her eyes were dilated from the drugs. Her hair was a messy halo around her. She looked like a dream. "I'm gonna be okay, right?" He laid his hand on hers. "Sleep." He commanded. She smiled weakly at him. He smiled at her. He tried his best to look okay for her. He knew she was scared. Honestly so was he.
The nurse came in to put her back to sleep. He watched her plug a syringe into one of her tubes and dope Raiu up on her drugs. He could see the consciousness fade from her. She tried to keep her eyes open the best she could. "Sleep." Uta repeated. He stroked her hand with his thumb. The nurse shooed him out once she was out. Once they were both outside, the nurse turned to him. "You're playing a dangerous game." She scolded him. She started to walk away. "Wait." He called. The nurse turned back with a raised eyebrow. "Do you think humans and Ghouls could have a successful relationship?" The nurse scrunched her face in confusion. She took a deep breath. "I think they can. It just takes the right people. Does she know what you are?" It slightly stung that the nurse said "what" instead of "who", but Uta was used to that. He nodded. "And what's your name?" She asked. "Uta." He replied. The nurse smiled a grand smile before saying, "That makes sense." She turned and left Uta standing there, swamped in confusion.
I'm going to try to update every Friday. Try. I am still revising a couple of chapters. I might actually split this all up into two separate stories. I don't know, but I'm thinking about it. Oh well. Please, please, please, review. I need to know if this updated story is worth the effort.
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p.s. Does anyone else use a Fanfiction App on their phones as well and does that effect the views on the website or does it transfer over? I use an app and I wanted to know if I should stop because the authors deserve the views.(I've been using the app for years.)
