Freya: Miracles do come true! Hehehe, hey everyone! I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!! From hibernation…. hehe, so, after like weeks of no updates- here it is! The next chapter of Spiral 2: Chain of Fate!!!
Crowd: -cheers- finally!
Freya: thank you, thank you. Now, this chapter is dedicated to-
Ayumu: -holds up big gold plaque- phoenix of hell.
Freya: and?
Ayumu: -holds up another plaque- Kousuke Asazuki.
Freya: for their ever note worthy support!!!
Ayumu: -holds up a list- which includes : NET, Hiei's TreeHuggingGirlfriend, Alexandra, Snowberrie, Azalea, Mierkai…. And that's it.
Freya: well, here comes your favorite part, ladies and gents…warnings and disclaimers!
Discalimer : Never owned it, and never will since I am not even Japanese and I do not even have the slightest chance of being pegged as his descendant…. Cause, you know, I could… if I could fake it… you know, being his descendant.. and all.. –shuffle shuffle-… uh, I don't own it!!! Spiral ain't mine!!!!
Warnings : When hurt, let anger consume you… when tortured, let memories console you… but once you have died, let the hand of light lead you… and question not, what is or is not…
Freya: I knew we'd have weird warnings again…
Ayumu: oh, shut up. What we knew to be strong and firm will crumble… what we knew to be nothing will prove to be everything… and what games are played, will be anything but games from now on…
Freya: … what ever the rain washes away, will be the least of their worries… the hand of god strikes all… and thus is the result…
Ayumu: the title of the latest chapter in the lives of the cursed children…
Broken
I'm with you… I'm with you…
Eyes turned around to see…
"Shurei…"
A purple-eyed boy, about 10-years-old, looked up at him, his gray hoodie protecting him form the rain.
Those big, bright orbs pinned him, like a collector would with his butterflies and spoke, in a quiet tone unusual for a child.
"Why did you let yourself get soaked?"
Eyes turned back to the flow of water beneath him, thinking that he really couldn't meet those eyes. Not when they were that empty.
The child's eyes narrowed, and closed. He pulled on the sleeve of the older one's shirt, and said, "Come. I have a message for you."
He led him to sit down on a white bench, wet, yes, but it seemed that eyes didn't mind.
"How's Yzak?"
The child winced, but kept the blank look on his face. He pulled out a towel from his pocket (a/n: I'll just confirm that Shurei has a gray hoodie and a white jacket beneath that.) and placed it on his friend's crown of silver hair.
"He's fine."
"What did Ray say about… me going out…"
Ah, there's the fear. Shurei allowed a small smile to creep onto his face, before rubbing the towel on Eyes' head.
"He got a bit pouty, but don't worry…"
He stopped and Eyes decided that maybe he could look up now, the kid sounded normal. Maybe he would be sent back.
Hmm, that sounded nice.
"The boss wants to see you."
Heh, normal.
Blue eyes lost the faint glow they had, as Shurei tugged the towel off his head. "Go."
The black-clad teen stood up and went, his footsteps masked by the pattering rain that was yet to stop. Shurei pulled back his hoodie, looking up to the cloudy, gray sky.
"…I feel…sorry… for you, Eyes…"
…to Kanone… in another park…
The brunette sat on a bench, restraining a sigh. He'd arrived here just moments ago, and didn't really feel like going somewhere dry.
The rain felt very soothing, though.
And cold, as a light breeze simpered by him. His umbrella sat on the ground, not really having any use, as far as Kanone was concerned. And to think, when it was I who betrayed you… you didn't even cry…
A pair of red boots stopped in front of the Blade Child, and it took just half a second for Kanone to bring up his ever favorite smile. I am such a lying bastard.
"Can I join you… onii-chan?"
He knew that voice, even if the bright red umbrella was lowered, and even if there wasn't a scarf wrapped around her face, Kanone knew.
It was Lun.
Sweet girl. But why did she have to follow me?
And he voiced just that. "So… why did you have to follow me?" a good natured smile took the place aof the regular one, feigning warmth and amusement.
The red head sat beside him, pulling the scarf down a bit. It was easier to talk that way anyway. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"…I… I know it hurts… Kanone-nii-chan… but, I'm sure… I'll never really know… just how much it hurts… for you…"
The rain had long since stopped trying to give them pneumonia, and instead settled for a slight pitter-pattering on the pavement. Kanone was sure it was mocking him. Making sure he heard every word.
Stupid rain.
"…specially, because… because I know that you truly cared for him… and, what I feel right now, that is, like losing a brother, I know… what you're feeling is much worse…" she dared look at him, a small smile that said she was sincere. How could she not be?
Somewhere in there… are the wits of a true Blade Child…
"I don't know about you, since you've known him your whole life…" she's right about that "- but what I do know is that… he's very important to you, and to everyone else.. that's why we should stay together, all of us… surely, there must be a reason for all of this." She finished.
Kanone tried to give her a true smile, one that really counted and one that was really warm… but, like always, he couldn't. I guess you already own all of that, don't you Eyes?
He tried anyway.
"You may think you're still quite young, but believe me Lun…"-or not, cause I doubt that I can believe myself anymore… "-you've got knowledge and wisdom beyond your years." In fact, we all do. We're just unsure of how to use them. When's the right time, or what to use it on.
We are, after all, children.
The rain was still falling, and Kanone didn't resist as the younger girl handed him her umbrella, and as she said,
"I'll cry for you… if you don't mind."
I'll cry for you… Eyes…
… Narumi Penthouse… apartment… whatever… just, back there, with Ayumu…
The brunette sighed, resting his head on his arms on the keyboard. He had cried already, no use to cry again. Besides, wasn't he supposed to be the Savior? Savior my foot, can't even fix my own hand.
His hand, injured by the glass from a while ago, had apparently decided against rapid recovery, and wanted to stay open, bleeding off every so often. This was not one of those moments, thank god.
CLICK!
What was that?
"You shouldn't leave yourself so vulnerable, Narumi-otouto." Said an all too familiar voice. Ayumu jerked up, and met the cold, blue eyes of…
"Rutherford… what the hell are you doing here?" crap, wasn't supposed to be a question.
Eyes merely narrowed his eyes, the only visible part of him, save for a few locks of silver hair. Either it was because of the darkness of the room, or Ayumu's vision, he didn't know.
Rutherford seemed… amused.
It doesn't help he's close to the light switch. He thougt.
The older teen walked towards him, and for a split second Ayumu wondered if he should back away. He wondered. Suddenly, he found himself on the other side of the room, back pressed against the wall, and the intruder's face mere inches from his own.
"…have you noticed, Narumi-otouto, that the scar on your hand is still open?" he asked.
Ayumu's eyes widened. How did he…
He could just about swear those eyes smirked. Just about.
"You see, while you did take apprehensive measures to ensure that we wouldn't get into your house, your sister did not."
Ayumu glared. "What are you saying?"
"About 3 weeks ago, before you arrived, someone delivered a brand new set of glasses to your sister. Any guesses? None? Well, we really didn't expect you of all people to go ahead and break one of them… but in that off chance…"
A low chuckle filled the room and Ayumu cursed the fact he wasn't careful enough.
"What was inside that glass?"
"…nothing… but a little medicine…"
"how dare you-"
Before Ayumu could finish, and before he could question what (the hell) it was that Eyes suddenly swallowed, he was being kissed.
Kissed.
By Eyes Rutherford, currently enemy number one.
The hell!
A few seconds later, he felt Rutherford pull away and let him go. Sadly enough, he slipped down on the floor, somewhat dazed and not-so-lucid.
"what…"
"Antidote. The opposite of poison, or rather, the cure for such."
Ayumu tried his best to glare, but the heat-haze that suddenly enveloped prevented it. …Crap…
Eyes smirked, a slightly shadowed smirk from the brunette's point of view. He kneeled down, face to face with him, and gently tipped his chin upward so that they could face each other.
There was an awfully taught and heavy silence after that, and it seemed as if both were waiting for something…
"Hey… Ayumu, you in there?"
…Kousuke!...
Ayumu's head snapped up, thus hitting the wall behind him. A soft chuckle and he was lifted up. "How close have you two gotten?" was the annoyingly placed question.
"…the hell… are you… talking… 'bout…"
He's obviously enjoying mocking me… the younger Narumi thought as Eyes chuckled again, stopping in front of the door. "Oh, just curious…"
"…I can stand…" suddenly aware of the lack of support, he looked around to see the figure leaning on an open window. A black gun in hand.
His eyes widened.
"…did you know, Narumi-otouto…"
A click as the trigger was pulled…
"…I am a chronic liar…"
BANG!
Kousuke turned around at the sound of the gun shot, and just in time too as the door burst open, and as Ayumu fell back.
"Ayumu! What the hell…"
"…there was absolutely no reason for my earlier actions. You were never poisoned and the cut you have is not rare… there is, however a bomb in your midst, Narumi-otouto. I hope you find it soon."
There was a swish as the figure jumped out of the window. Kousuke looked at the brunette whose eyes had gone from shocked to irritation to determination in rapid fire succession.
"…You heard him… there's a bomb in here…" he said, standing up but a bit shaky nonetheless. He had to grab on to Kousuke for a bit before he noticed the tight grip on his shoulder.
"Kousuke?"
"…We'll talk later."
Ayumu just nodded mutely, and seeing as the girls were right behind them…
"Narumi-san…?"
"There's a bomb."
… back at Kanone's park… it's his property for the moment, k?...
"I'll cry for you… if you don't mind."
I'll cry for you… Eyes…
Kanone merely sighed at the thought. Lun had been sitting quietly next to him, a few tears falling now and then. He resisted the urge to wipe them away, because as she said…if I didn't mind… he sighed again, leaning on the back of the bench.
"…That's enough, Lun… that's enough…"
"But nii-chan…" she gasped suddenly, and her eyes lost their glow. She was very still.
"Lun?" Kanone noticed the change and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"…He has come… he who has risen from the dead yet still remains as one of them… he has come…"
And just as sudden as that change was, it disappeared and Lun was shaking her head as if something had gotten into it. "…itte, it came again…"
"What came again?"
"…nii-chan…it…" her eyes widened suddenly and she jumped up, holding her fan out in front of Kanone.
"You!"
"Enjoying yourselves?" asked the blue-eyed, silver-haired ex-Blade Child, Eyes Rutherford. He smirked, even as the rain continued to fall on him, soaking him wet.
"…Eyes…" Kanone stood up, eyes wide and questioning. What to do now? "What are you doing here?" the brunette tried his best to be calm and unemotional, slipping on the mask of lies as he had always done.
"It's a nice day for fireworks, isn't it?" Eyes said, almost casually. Tut,tut. The mask has a crack.
"What do you mean?" Lun asked in barely leashed defensiveness.
The teen simply smiled, and a playful glint appeared in his eyes. "…Right now, there is a bomb in Narumi-otouto's apartment." He took out a switch, small and black with a yellow button. He pressed it.
"…and you have about 15 minutes to stop it."
The red-haired Blade Child glared at him before glancing at Kanone. The older one just nodded in assent. Leave us- was the silent command.
With one last threatening look at Eyes, Lun turned and ran back to the base of the Blade Children.
"…Should I ask you to bow, or should I settle for that 'un-emotional' face your pulling on, Kanone?" eyes asked, a sly smile on his face.
Kanone simply chose to glare some more.
...to Narumi Apartment…
Lun had rushed in to find the whole being turned upside down by it's current occupants, in search for the bomb both she and Ayumu had had knowledge of.
Simple orders, really : Search and destroy.
Ayumu got the kitchen messed up, since he was the only one who knew where everything was and must be put back to, Lun went under the chairs plus the couches in the living room.
Kousuke searched the bedrooms (spending a good minute more than he intended in a certain brunette's room), Hiyono thought to look at the windows stating that they were looking for it everywhere, right?
Rio rushed to the fuse box and the closet therefore while Ryoko checked everything else.
Simple orders, really. Not so simple task.
…back to… the battlegrounds… please, if you love Kanone and Eyes to the point of hurting, grab a tissue box!!!...
There was a molten silence that seemed to explode with just the slightest breath of either of the two who still stood in the rain. There was nothing that could have spared them both from the inevitable, and yet, those who claim to have surrendered to their fate, why fight the sadness that will overcome you?
"…Eyes…" Kanone began, just this side of unsure about his current train of thought and the words that were to come out of his mouth.
"What happened to you?" he sought the slight glow in those eyes, the slight glow that told him Eyes still understood him just as always.
Why couldn't he find it now?
"I've realized what was right and what was wrong Kanone… I've seen the light." Eyes replied, ice in his voice and even colder were those words and there impact.
Vestige broken.
"Those are just lies they've put into your head! Have you forgotten what I taught you?"
"Live as close as possible to the edge of the world Eyes… see what wrongs were committed even after our birth…"
"And what of your lies? Don't tell me that those are any different." He glared at the older brunette as he narrowed his eyes at him.
"You taught me nothing." Was his icy reply.
"Anyone can be your enemy. Stay on top, no matter what."
"…I taught you… everything you know Eyes. You learned all you know from me… For years I've watched you grow and I reminded you many times of our fate." Kanone wondered briefly if he had taught him… too well… his face looked the same, yet there were subtle changes.
The narrowed blue eyes were boring holes into him.
"…Wasn't it the fox who first taught the human race how to be sly? Eyes, use everything in your power to do just that…"
"You wasted your time." Eyes stated coldly. There was a moment's silence as Kanone felt his gut drop. Was it because somehow he was right?
If it had turned out as bad as this, had he wasted his time then? Or was he simply incapable of realizing that he did something wrong?
"Focus. Look straight ahead and never look back. Be strong, Eyes."
"I don't believe I wasted my time." Kanone gritted his teeth, trying to convince himself otherwise. Or was it the other way around?
Was he trying to fool himself?
Or was it…
"Everything can be a weapon. From the air we breath up to something as unpredictable as the weather. Everything."
"Such a foolish Blade Child. You're only confusing yourself…" a condescending chuckle, followed by an amused sigh.
"…so blind…"
"Cursed we may be Eyes, but ignorant we are not."
Kanone looked up, letting a few rain drops fall on his already wet face. They felt foreign and strange, but so was the aura invoked by the person he thought he knew inside out.
"Maybe I am blind…"
"…Strive for the unattained Eyes, and then learn how to let it go."
"…so as to believe that you might come back, Eyes." Gold met blue and in a flash, Eyes standing right in front of Kanone, a look of barely leashed anger on his face.
"Come back? For what? What reason would I, or you or anyone else have that would be good enough for me to return?!"
"Would you rather weep as you fight Eyes, and risk hurting yourself, or likewise bleed and win?"
"I am not a pawn in your damned hands, Hilbert." Eyes hissed, holding Kanone's collar.
Kanone had resigned himself to the rough treatment, and watched Eyes with a slightly weary look. Sadness intermingled with regret.
Had I done something wrong?
… why won't he listen anymore?
Has it really turned out to be like this?
"…To be hurt, we must first learn how to care."
"Maybe… aren't I one too?" the brunette mumbled quietly.
Eyes let go and walked back to where he was standing before. He fumbled for a minute in his pocket and pulled out a gift, a memento that Kanone had given long ago. (a/n: remember the shiny thing, folks?)
"Wake up from your dream, Blade Child."
Slowly, ever so slowly, it fell from his hand.
"Catch others when they fall from the greatest height… then, guide them back upwards… and finally, push them and let them fall."
"The old me is gone." With that, simultaneously, Eyes walked away and Kanone fell on his knees, shaking.
He was on all fours, shivering, trying to cry and yet unable to do so because of what he knew to be true. He was made of lies, nothing but lies. And he gave them too, the lies escaped so easily from his mouth just as the pale pink shell broke as it hit the cold pavement.
"We were born to be slaughtered… in every way they see fit…"
…tissue boxes empty? Right, back to the Narumi Apartment…
SLAM!
Ayumu slammed his hands down on the table. They had searched every corner of the house, even uncovered some things that they didn't know still existed, and still they hadn't found the bomb yet.
"We've looked everywhere…" he growled out.
Lun glanced at the hall clock that now sat on the couch. "We've got less than 5 minutes." She bit her lip.
"What now?"
Ryoko had joined Rio on the far end of the table, while Hiyono stood beside Lun, leaving Kousuke to not-so-awkwardly sigh and pat Ayumu on the back as he slumped on the table.
The hell are we going to do now?????
Ayumu groaned and looked at the vase that was supposed in his room. The hell brought it there?!
Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock…
Wait a minute…
Ayumu's head snapped up as he took the vase and held it close to Kousuke's ear.
"What do you hear?"
"…a bomb!"
Ayumu threw the vase on the floor, found the micro bomb and threw it outside, exploding in the summer rained-upon sky.
There was a collective sigh of relief as the fireworks continued to grace their view.
Kousuke sighed and sat down next to Ayumu, who had leaned against the wall for lack of relaxation. "You do know that your sister won't let you off with just a 'we got threatened by the Hunters and the vase happened to have the bomb so we smashed it' kind of explanation, right?" he asked tiredly.
The brunette leaned his head on his shoulder and grumbled, "I know. I broke a mug and a vase."
The red-head merely let him lie there. Not really minding the uncomfortable tickle in the pit of his stomach.
Ryoko sighed and looked at Lun. "By the way, did you find Kanone, Lun?"
The younger Blade Child looked down and bit her lip. "Nee-chan, I …"
Suddenly, she looked up, with lightless eyes and pointed at the door… which just as suddenly burst open with more-than-needed force.
"Kanone! Where have you-"
"We'll kill him." Kanone growled, standing in the middle of disarray and glaring like hell. Kousuke struggled to stand up and help Ayumu up at the same time, and still manage to look at Kanone.
"W-What? Kanone, are you saying?" Ryoko asked.
Kanone looked up, murder in his eyes.
"If Eyes… If that Hunter gets in our way… we'll kill him…"
Thunder and lightning pelted the skies and drenched everything in sight.
"We'll kill him."
…s.e.a…
"Job well done Rutherford." The boss said and smirked.
"Thank you sir. What should I do know?" a voice replied.
"Go back to your room, you're soaking wet from walking in the rain."
…
"Right away, sir."
OWARI
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