Chapter 13 - The Unlucky One
'If it's for Yuu-chan and the others... I'll be alright. I'll be okay with this much of a treatment...'
Mika stared blankly at the ceiling of his of new room. Ferid was nowhere to be seen and he internally rejoiced, not having the confidence to face him after what the silverette had done to him. He was still lying on the bed, not a single thread on his body except for the thin sheet thrown haphazardly on top of him. It was morning, the signs of a new bright day creeping in through the cracks between the curtains but the blonde felt absolutely dreadful and unsurprisingly, exhausted. At that time, he was attacked by a very strong and raw emotion; loneliness. He was so very alone to the point of dying.
"Ergh..." Propping himself against the large, empty bed, Mika started weeping, hugging his body close and before long he angrily dug his nails through his own skin. Dirty. Impure. Unclean. Tainted! He was never as disgusted with himself as he currently was after last night's event. "...Yuu-chan.. Yuu-chan..!" He helplessly called out, hoping his croaked voice would somehow reach the ravenette, as far apart as they might be.
"Help me... please."
Tears flowed easily down his cheeks, creating a small wet stain on the patternless sheet. It hurt. The aching pain he felt all over his body was incomparable to the pain and also humiliation weighing down in his heart.
"You awake?" A male's voice, gruff and rough around the edges, greeted Yuu as soon as he reopened his eyes.
"...huh?" Yuu blinked a few times, green orbs wincing as they tried to adjust from the bright light. Felt as if he had been put to sleep for years somehow.
"Where..are we?" The boy scanned around the foreign room he was in. Nothing seemed familiar. Not that he could remember. What on earth had happened to him?
"My place. Are you hurt anywhere?" The mysterious man asked, pouring a glass of water before handing it to him.
"Eh? Why would I be hurt, mister...um?" Yuu nodded in appreciation as he took a sip of the crystal clear water to quench his parched throat.
"Guren. I'm your uncle, don't you remember?" The man said deliberately, studying Yuu's expression only to find no suspicions in his eyes whatsoever. Could it be that..?
"Uncle..? I- I... I don't know why but... why can't I remember anything..?" Yuu clutched his throbbing head, everytime he tried to recall the past events, something prevented his memories from coming back and all he could remember was his name - Amane Yuuichirou. Nothing else.
"You had an accident..." Guren started, taking the half empty glass back before placing it on the desk. "Do you remember anything at all?" He questioned, remaining calm enough to hide his nervousness for lying to a boy whose life he just happened to save. The Hyakuya Orphanage, one of his leads to find an immortal man with silver hair, had been burnt down to smithereens in just one night. By the time he reached there, nothing but smokes and flames could be seen until he spotted a boy trying to jump into the fiery building. And the rest, as they say, was history.
"My name... That's all. That's all I could remember... Amane Yuuichirou. Yuu..." His head throbbed harder and Yuu finally noticed the white bandages wrapping around his head. He was injured. The head injury was probably the reason why he had lost all of his memories. In other words; he had amnesia. Strangely enough, his mind was not as affected by his memory loss as much as he thought it would be. Perhaps he had led a very uneventful life before. His protesting heart proclaimed otherwise though. Like he had forgotten something he should have never, ever forget. For as long as he lived. A promise of some sort. But what was it about again? And most importantly, with whom..?
"Of course you're Yuu, my beloved nephew, aren't you!" Guren broke Yuu's train of thoughts without warning, languidly getting up before producing a box of cigarettes from his backpocket, popping a cig into his mouth. "Get some rest first. We'll talk again once you feel better." The violet-eyed man said and made his way towards the door. His instincts told him that this boy was one way or another connected to the man he had been searching for so long. And Guren planned to keep the boy close, at least, until he remembered something useful.
"Che, of all things... Amnesia, huh?" Guren monologued outside of the room while lighting up his cigarette. "How inconvenient." He walked away dejectedly, feeling rather bitter by the turn of events.
Creak. . .
The door went slightly ajar, alarming the still weeping blonde. "W-who's there..!" Mika quickly pulled the sheets higher to cover his hickey-infested chest.
"Stop sobbing already. What's done is done." A boy, about Mika's age appeared from behind the bedroom door. He was slim, had medium length dark purple hair and lighter colored eyes. The boy unexpectedly climbed onto the bed and leaned closer to Mika who was close to jump out of the bed himself.
"Heh, if this was your first time, know that it won't be the last." The boy sneered, pointing a finger at Mika's chest, "At least not yet..."
"-?!" Mika gasped loudly, horrified, both by the sudden proximity and verbal assault from an unfamilliar boy.
"Lacus, that's enough." Another young boy emerged into the room, taller and maybe a few years older than the first one. He had dark black hair reaching just above his shoulders and his russet eyes were droopy, prominent bags under his eyes indicated lack of sleep.
"Why not, Rene~ We finally had another one after so long..!" Lacus snickered when Mika made no effort to say anything but simply stared hard at him.
"The name's Lacus Welt. And this gloomy guy here is René Simm. Nice to meet ya, uh...?" The lilac shoved a hand at Mika's face and the blonde slowly took his hand and shook with it. "Mika. Shindo Mika." He settled for his shorter name, not actually wanting his full name to be disclosed to the two boys.
"Mika, huh? Sounds girly!" Lacus paused when Mika harshly snatched his hand away as soon as he mindlessly commented. "Um, hey. I didn't mean-"
"Please forgive him, Mika-san. Lacus has a sharp tongue but he's a good guy in the inside." Rene cut in, apologizing on his friend's behalf.
"Hey-!"
"It's fine, really... I feel a bit better now..." Mika lied, mostly to himself. The dark-headed boy was kind enough to grab a large towel and wrapped Mika in it.
"You should go and wash yourself first. Then, we'll go and have breakfast together." Rene soflty said, his eyes did not lingered long on Mika's nude body. He treated Mika with respect, something the blonde did not expected at all.
"Don't worry about Ferid-sama. He went out already and won't be home until later tonight." Lacus reassured the blonde as he jumped off the bed and noticed how Mika's shoulders relaxed subtly when he glanced back.
"You're strong. Don't forget that..."
And Lacus left the room without saying anything else.
"He's right... We'll be waiting for you downstairs." Rene bowed a little before exiting the room as well, leaving Mika all alone with tons of questions in his curious little mind.
Breakfast was grand. Ten times more grand than what was always served at the orphanage. No stale piece of bread. No clotted milk. Instead, there were baskets of piping hot breads, jugs of fresh cold milk, soft fluffy pancakes and waffles, perfectly grilled sausages and bacon and a bowl of crunchy green salad with cherry tomatoes. Mika, however, did not enjoy his meal as much as he did when he was still with Yuu-chan and the others. Again, he was consumed by nothing but pure loneliness and seclusion.
It would've been a lot more worst if it weren't for the two boys sitting in front of him. Keeping him company. Their presence gave him no time to be dawdling about his old life with his most cherished family. The past was in the past. Now, he had no other choice than to stay firm and strong. Enough before he leave this place and find them again.
"So, you came from an orphanage, huh?" Lacus munched on a cookie after having finishing his meal of sunny side up eggs, toast, bacon and waffles.
Mika nodded.
"At least you don't have a family waiting for you..." commented Lacus, carelessly.
"Lacus!" Rene warned and the lilac instantly shut his mouth.
"I do have them... Everyone at the orphanage is my family. And what about you, your real family is still searching for you..?" Mika questioned, a little surprised by Lacus' words.
"Yeah, I was abducted when I was playing alone in the park. My parents were too busy to play with me." Lacus admitted before laughing bitterly. "But, maybe my family's no better than yours. You seem to have a very strong attachment to that orphanage. I can tell just by looking at your expression."
"And you, Rene? Do you have someone waiting for you too?" Mika posed the same question to the droopy-eyed boy this time. He caught the other boy flinching momentarily.
Rene shook his head. "Not anymore. They were murdered. By the opposing yakuza family. Ferid-sama saved my life." The darkheaded boy kept his story short and brief.
"So, you were once a son of the yakuza?" Mika summed up, careful enough not to sound judgmental or anything.
Rene gave a sharp nod before sipping his cup of hot coffee with two cubes of sugar, no milk.
"Why didn't... the two of you run away?" The blonde asked again. He wanted to know, and it was then he noticed the slight change in their expressions.
"If you break far too easily, Ferid-sama will dispose of you without as much as a second thought." Lacus explained, reaching for another chocolate chip cookie from the cookie jar.
"..." Rene, on the other hand, said nothing but nodded in agreement, his face as expressionless as the first time Mika saw him. "We've seen it happened to the other kids before you. Countless of them."
What exactly happened to them? Mika slowly put his cutlery down. Various nasty thoughts crossed his mind. The topic made him lose his appetite somehow, his blood curdled.
"How... how long have the two of you been here?" Mika asked a different question, although a bit hesitant at first. He needed more information though, if he really planned to escape from Ferid's mansion. He'd properly devise the perfect escape plan. Patience had always been one of his strongest traits after all, something Mika had came to appreciate whenever he was in a pickle. Keeping his level-headedness would greatly increase the probability of him escaping anyway.
Lacus hummed for a few seconds, contemplating on the question before finally answering, "Rene's been here way longer than I did. What was it again - three years?" He made a wild guess, glancing to the other boy.
"Three and a half." Rene corrected.
"Me, I guess for almost two years..?" Lacus continued, licking the cookie crumbs from his fingers without a care in the world. How could the both of them be so indifferent about it? Unless...they actually enjoyed living here? Incomprenhensible.
Mika went silent. Three or two years was definitely not a short time and if it was him, he would've long lost his mind and became one with insanity.
"The point is to never break down in front of Ferid-sama and to do whatever he says if you value your life." Lacus went on and paused for a second, "The first few times may be a bit unbearable but after that, it goes in pretty easily..."
Mika shuddered at the thought of having Ferid inside of him again. Last night was as traumatising as it could get. He doubted he'd survived a second time.
"Say... how about we escape from here..?"
Three months later...
"I've finally gathered enough sleeping pills and chloroforms to knock out the guards in this mansion." Mika mumbled out as he recounted the small amounts of items he had sneakily taken from Ferid's mansion, which surprisingly went unnoticed.
"Really? Are you still planning on escaping?" Lacus yawned loudly. "It's impossible. You should know when to give up, mate."
"Yes, I am... So, are you and Rene, coming with me or not?" Mika cluck his tongue in irritation. He disliked it when people didn't take him seriously. "And stop saying such ominous things... We won't know that without trying first."
"Well, after you knock them all out, how do you plan on escaping again?" Lacus raised a sceptical eyebrow, his mouth twitched slightly. "Don't tell me, through the front gate?"
Mika made an exasperated sound as he exhaled. "Of course not, you idiot. We'll be escaping... with this!" Mika simultaneously produced an old, slightly rusty key from the pocket of his pants.
Lacus stared at the dim object all wide-eyed. "That is..."
"An old key to a small tunnel-like hole leading to the sewers." Mika smirked, seemingly pleased with himself for his discovery.
"Rene and I stumbled upon that hole a year ago after we did some exploring but we never did find the key... And the bar-like door was way too sturdy to be broken down..." The lilac admitted after much silence filled between them.
Mika pulled some of his hair to the back of his head, letting out a low hum. "It was in Ferid's master bedroom. I secretly took it and replaced it with another similar key." He looked back at the other boy to see him staring at the key in awe.
"With this, we could finally..."
"...leave!" Lacus happily continued, springing up on his feet and made a quick dash to the door. "I'm telling Rene!"
And in mere seconds, he was gone.
"Well, well... and here I thought you had wanted to stay here." A warm smile stretched across Mika's face followed by a pleasant chuckle. Lacus finally seemed like a child again, with that wide innocent smile gracing his lips.
"Rene!"
A bouncy voice greeted the boy leaning against an old oak tree, its leaves starting to turn yellowish orange, signifying the coming of autumn.
The said boy opened his shiny black eyes and saw his dearest purple-haired friend, beaming from ear to ear. "Hey. You seemed happy. Did something good happened?"
Lacus pouted at that instant. "What do you mean? I'm always like this..!" He playfully landed on top of the cross-legged boy, settling comfortably between his legs.
"Rene..." Lacus began softly, cheeks flushed pink with excitement, and there it was – a ray of shine – of hope glowed in those lavender eyes.
"Mm-hm?" said Rene, as he gently tucked some of the loose strands from Lacus' face, another arm snaking around the younger boy. He cared for Lacus more than anything in the world. In the harsh world where they met, falling in love was easier than Rene had originally thought.
"We..." Lacus smiled widely, cocking his head slightly towards Rene's direction. "...can finally be free...!" And Rene moved in closer to kiss him directly on the lips.
At that moment, someone else accidentally saw them. It was Mika. Hiding behind one of the trees not too far from them. "Guess dinner can wait..." His lips tweaked upwards, then he walked back into the large mansion, ignoring the stares he received from the abundant bodyguards keeping an eye on them.
They would definitely escape from here, no matter what!
The night of the escape...
The three of them could be seen running, panting, into the dark and long-winded corridors, having to carry out their plans successfully.
"The guards are down! Now's our chance to get the hell out of here!" said Lacus as he ran in front, scanning for possible enemies. Rene silently tailed behind them, guarding them from behind in case someone unexpected show up.
"Wait!" panted Mika as he suddenly remembered something. "There's somewhere I wanna check out first before we go..."
Both Rene and Lacus stopped short, staring at him like he had just grown another head. "And exactly where do you plan to stop by?" Crossing his arms, Lacus impatiently tapped his elbow, all the while glaring at his blonde friend.
"Relax, Lacus... Let's listen to what Mika have to say." Rene easily pacified Lacus' anger with a small pat to the top of his head.
"Mu.. stop it, Rene..." Lacus whined, hand lightly swatting Rene's. His touch was all it need to melt Lacus' iron heart to the very core.
Mika sighed a little at their antics before rubbing his thumb and index finger together towards his two companions – the universal sign for money. "Well, we do need some cash with us by the time we escape from here, don't we?"
"Yeah... We do..." Rene nodded briefly. And Lacus widened his eyes before nipping on his lower lip. "Tsk! Don't be so smug about it..."
Mika simply smiled at the two of them, soft and sincere. "Well, I'm not. Now, follow me."
And they stealth-walked for a good five minutes towards a room on the top floor when Lacus finally realized their destination. "Uhh... isn't this Ferid-sama's bedroom?!"
"Of course! Where else would he be keeping his safe?" Mika hissed, gesturing for the lilac to keep his mouth shut. "Not so loud, Lacus!" He whispered, picking the lock to the silverette's room.
Click!
The sound of something metallic clicking inside the keyhole and the door was unlocked.
"Where did you pick up that skill again?" commented Lacus as they all entered the room, tiptoeing rather.
"I had a lot of free time to kill." Was all Mika said as he approached a safe hidden behind luxurious magenta curtains. It was a small safe with four number combinations. Crouching down, Mika started working on cracking the safe open, quietly reminding the other two to watch his back.
"You've been thoroughly snooping around the place, haven't you?" Rene remarked as he began to carefully search under the bed and in the drawers, for anything that might come as useful. While Lacus rummaged through the closet and bookshelves.
The few minutes must have felt like an eternity before Mika finally cracked open the safe. "I did it!"
Everything they needed was in there as expected, there were tons of money notes arranged like a pyramid in the small safe. Mika carefully took some and handed them to the two curious heads popping on each of his side. Just then, he caught a glimpse of a cut piece of newspaper hidden underneath all the money. Something urged him to check what it was all about. As he pulled on one of the corners, more of them fell out and landed on his feet.
Huh?
'Massive fire...'
'Burnt down orphanage...'
'No survivors...'
'...Hyakuya Orphanage...'
'Cause unknown...'
"Eh? W-w-what's this..?" Mika fell on his knees as he tried to process the bold capital letters in his head.
"Oi, Mika, what's wrong?" Lacus rushed over to the fallen blonde in attempt to help him back up.
"These are..." Mika stared at the clippings wide-eyed, letting out a shaky breath once every two seconds.
"Guys, we should go now- Wait, are those news..." Rene seemed to be picking up something judging by Mika's sudden change of behaviour as soon as he saw them.
Fire? There was a fire at the orphanage? No survivors? Then, what about Yuu-chan? What about Mio-obaasan, Akane and the other kids? No way, NO WAY-
"And what do we have here..?" A silky voice interrupted their moment of celebration, or in Mika's case, his moment of horrifying revelation.
"Ahh?!" Lacus screamed first, hurdling himself towards the raven-headed boy so that he now was sticking close to Rene. Fear ultimately consumed them.
"F-Ferid-sama..!" Rene quickly shielded the other two with his arm. He was the oldest among the three of them, so he felt the responsibility to protect them, to keep them safe. He glanced at the lilac, whispering something. "When I give the signal, the two of you should..."
"RUN..!" Rene scrambled to his feet after screaming that one word out loud, and Lacus followed close from behind him, while pulling the dazed Mika with him.
"Snap out of it, Mika!" A tug to the arm brought Mika back to reality again.
"La-Lacus?" Mika squeaked. He was close to tearing up now, although the lilac didn't exactly knew why.
"My, my... I was wondering what you were doing, going through my personal belongings from time to time..." Ferid calmly followed them from behind. He wasn't even running, just pacing towards them with that loud click-clack boots of his as the heels touched the hard-surfaced floor. "Planning to run away from me, is it?"
"We're almost there..!" Rene pointed at the door to the basement under the stairs a few feet in front of them.
"Say, why would you choose to escape from me?" chuckled Ferid, his laugh was low and spine-chilling, sending goosebumps all over their skin. They couldn't get caught now! Ferid would surely skin them alive for disobeying, trespassing and now, turning their backs on him - running for their lives from him.
Impossible... Ferid promised him! He promised not to lay a finger on them!
"Come back now, children~ It's way past your bedtime..."
The basement door was pushed open, Mika didn't even bother looking back. And Ferid grew uneasy, impatient. Mika must never, ever leave him!
"THEY'RE DEAD! YOU HAVE NO ONE WAITING FOR YOU ANYMORE!" Ferid cackled madly, his steps quickened before he finally break into a sprint. He was now hot on their heels. "I KILLED THEM! BURN THEM ALL UP!"
"...huh?" The blonde started trembling, it started from his fingers, then his hands, legs and eventually his whole body shook from bottom to top. The news clippings he just saw back in Ferid's room. Hidden in the many of Ferid's secret stashes in his safe, as if to prevent Mika from ever finding out. Of a certain news. A massive fire. The burnt down orphanage. No survivors. Accidental fire that killed everyone in Hyakuya Orphanage. True...? False? Which one was it?
"The only family you need is ME!" The silverhead's voice grew louder and nearer, it was like that of a psychotic madman chasing down his victims.
"He's obviously lying! Come on, Mika!" Lacus pulled the blonde out of his reverie and literally dragged him on as Rene unlocked the small barred door, that can barely fit a child their size. They were only inches, inches away to escape from this hellhole.
"Mika-chan! MIKA! NO, DON'T LEAVE ME, DON'T LEAVE ME PLEASE! MIKAAAA!" Ferid began screaming all of a sudden, his anguish voice echoed harshly throughout the old mansion.
Snapping, Mika clutched at his throbbing head and yelled out in denial, refusing to trust both Ferid and the newspaper. "NO! THAT'S NOT TRUE!" Maybe it was another orphanage with the same name! Maybe he had been mistaken about the whole thing! He only managed to catch a glimpse of it after all. That's right! There was still hope...
"If you don't stop, I'll hunt them down and kill them next..! Just like I did your old family!" Ferid warned, and his underhanded threat successfully stopped the blonde in his tracks. "You know I will!"
There was no hope.
Mika halted and slowly shut his eyes, gritting his teeth. One final heave of sigh and he reopened them once more. An unwavering detemination. He was determined to stay behind and let both Rene and Lacus escape.
By then, Lacus and Rene had already squeezed themselves through the hole and the lilac turned to see Mika, frozen on the spot. "Mika, hurry up!"
There was no hope. At least not for him.
"You guys, go on without me!" Grabbing the key from the floor, Mika roughly pushed the two running boys so that they were now inside the small tunnel leading to the outside world and Mika quickly shut the bars back before locking it up and threw the key down the drain. The key clinked as it fell into the small hole and with a plop, it sank into the murky waters underneath them.
"HUH?! The fuck are you talking about-" Lacus bellowed.
"Lacus, we're going." Rene stopped the shorter boy, he could somehow understand the meaning behind Mika's decision, as absurd as it may seemed.
"GODDAMMIT MIKA! What about your great escape plan, huh?! You're gonna let everything go to waste!?" Lacus angrily screamed as he rattled the bars hard, trying to break free from Rene's hold. Not after they got this far because of the blonde. He was not leaving him behind! The guy deserved escaping more than anyone else in the building!
"Everything's not wasted. You two can finally leave this place..! At last! You've been here longer than me!" Mika turned around and spotted the silverette, wailing like a child, from the very entrance of dark musty room. "Mika, please come back to me, my angel! I can't live, not without you!" As soon as he saw him, Ferid charged at him like a provoked bull that saw nothing but red.
"I'm not going anywhere, Ferid...-sama." Mika opened his arms wide and embraced the delirious-like man, his eyes were dead, the flicker in those sapphire gems disappeared once he finally accepted what had befallen to the Hyakuya Orphanage and its occupants. Mio-san. Akane. Yuu-chan. Everyone was dead. He had nowhere to go even if he did escape from the lecherous Ferid and his perverted hobby.
"MIKA, YOU FUCKING IDIOT-"
A belligerent voice shouted from behind him. Lacus began screaming incoherently while Rene hugged him tight and bowed towards Mika, muttering a small 'thanks' and 'goodbye' to him. Mika was a noble and honest person, straight to the core of his heart. He was simply born unlucky, was all.
'Farewell... And don't feel bad for me. I chose this.' Mika managed to catch a last glimpse of his friends before darkness engulfed them, he had considered them to be his friends, as short as their meeting was.
"Ahaha..." Ferid's shoulders trembled slightly. "Ahahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA! Wise choice, Mika-chan... You're definitely...the best!" His crooked lips distorted into that of an evil smirk more. "I'm not letting you go. You'll be mine...forever...!" Ferid lightly pushed Mika down so that he was now sitting on top of the distracted boy.
"...!" Mika was brought back to reality when he felt something hot and wet hovering close to his ear. "Then, don't! Don't take away another child... I'm all you need, aren't I..?" Mika desperately clutched onto Ferid's arms, quivering sea-blue orbs stared deeply into the clouded red ones.
"What? Are you suggesting that you'll stay here with me, forever?" Ferid cooed. "After the little stunt you pulled just to escape seconds ago?"
"I won't do it again... So, this time, Ferid-sama, promise me..! Promise me you won't ever lay a finger on any other kid besides me..." said the blonde, before a drop of pearly tear escaped from the rim of his right eye. Then, another. And another. Until he broke down and weeped.
Ferid stared at the crying boy a little longer, the urge to touch him suddenly multiplied by a thousand times. If he had Mika by his side for the rest of his life, then Ferid wouldn't mind not having sex with anyone else for the rest of his life - except with his beautiful, flawless selfless little angel.
"Very well. I promise. But, such a bad kitty cat you've been... You know you can't go unpunished, my sweet little angel..." Ferid purposely licked one of Mika's ears before nipping at it, biting it harder when the blonde whimpered in pain. "I'll teach you the true meaning of hell tonight..."
'I don't care anymore...' Mika shut his tired eyes and allowed Ferid to carry him back to his bedroom. His life was not even his anymore. But, rather than joining his dead family, he'd stay. To stop the man from kidnapping young kids ever again, saving them from the torment no child deserve.
"AHHHHH!? GO AWAY! GO AWAY!" A teenage boy with luscious golden curls could be seen flailing and shouting with all his might, until his voice cracked, the veins in his neck popped, his eyes were as red as a demon. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" Downright sickening and devastating images flashed in his mind vividly, Ferid taking his virginity the first time, Ferid coming into him forcefully and Ferid... raping him over and over until his mind broke. That cruel, cruel man was the very reason why he had developed his androphobia, his very bane of existence.
"YOU MONSTER!"
"Hn, such a troublesome child you are, Mika... Eight years ago and.. even now." Ferid calmly sat on the bed near where Mika was now crouching at one corner of the room. His gaze was cold, almost patronising as those glowing red orbs stared down at the trembling boy all predatory-like. Licking his upper lip, Ferid cracked his fingers one by one before glancing at his favorite 'pet' once more. "Remember how good it felt when I use these fingers to. . ." He deliberately paused, wriggling his fingers in a very disturbing manner.
Mika flinched upon hearing Ferid's words, shivers promptly ran down his spine and his stomach twisted into a tight knot. "S..stop it... No... Don't want-" Hot breaths began to escape from his quivering mouth and his heart began to pick up an abnormal fast pace. Mika could tell that he was hyperventilating, what with all the symptoms deciding to attack him head-on.
Ferid chuckled darkly and calmly approached Mika, touching his cheek with his ice-cold hand.
"Hn-!" Mika involuntarily shuddered, yelping aloud and slapping the unkind hand hard, desperately shrinking back to the wall behind him, wishing it would just swallow him whole. "No... not you... NOT YOU! WHERE IS YUU-CHAN?! WHERE IS HE?!" All of a sudden, the blonde went into a fit of raging outbursts, like a man who had just lost his mind.
"Yuu-chan?" Ferid raised a cocky eyebrow. "What does that sloppy boy have that I don't? No, Mika... You don't need him... I, on the other hand, am all you need..." He leaned closer and closer, until his fingertips almost came into contact with that succulent skin again.
"DON'T. YOU. FUCKING. TOUCH. HIM!" Smashing right through the window, a boy burst straight into the center of the room and landed on the floor filled with glass shards from the smashed window, carrying with him a broken lamp.
"Yuu-chan!" Mika immediately recovered from whatever nightmares that haunted him as soon as he laid eyes on the ravenette while Ferid's expression became gruesomely dark in mere seconds.
"Tsk. Here comes the vermin." Ferid brought his hand to cover half of his face that seemed to be distorted into that of a very dark and angry one. Half of him was irked by the fact that Crowley decidedly let Yuu escaped, he definitely did that on purpose out of spite, that womanizer.
"Oh, yeah? Well, this vermin is about to kick your ugly ass!" Yuu snarled right back at the ponytailed man, swinging the lampshade a few times. The promise he made to keep Mika safe and sound? Well, he damn sure would fulfill it this time, once and for all, right now, right there!
To be continued...
Um. Where am I going with this story I wonder..? I'm going round and round in circles and it honestly feels like I won't ever complete this story..! I'll get back to Mahiru and Guren and uh what's his name- yeah, Kureto in the incoming chapters! I suck at connecting all the characters together. Thanks for reading and as usual, any feedback and comments are appreciated! Like any suggestions on how I should end this story? Thanks! Xx
Fun fact: Some people had always believed number 13 to be unlucky. Well, by pure coincidence, I used that title for this chapter which is the 13th chap and it was completed nicely today, September the 13th! Creepy huh? Lol