NOTE: I think I'm gonna go with the Death Note fanfic. I haven't seen a single episode with Gurren Lagann with it with Nia because I've just got to episode 8, which was totally rockin'!! Except for when Kamina died. :( But he made out with Yoko shortly before that, which made me happy. Hey, you know what would be totally rockin'?! A combo of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Maximum Ride!! The latter is a book series about mutant bird children. But seriously, that would be awesome.
Ayumu sank to his knees and grabbed his right shoulder. That stupid bastard had nailed him. Right in his upper arm. The other two shots had made little holes in the gym floor that were now smoking. Ayumu's eyes traveled from the floor up to where his older brother stood atop the basketball goal, pistol in the air, with a cheerful smile plastered on his face. That when the thought occurred to Ayumu. This was the same method used on Ryoko: three shots fired, one to hit him, but not in a fatal spot, and two as a warning. It was twisted, but so was Kiyotaka.
"Good thing Hiyono got out of here," Ayumu thought as he felt the blood seep over his hand. And as if on cue, Hiyono stepped into the gym.
"Ah, so nice of you to join us!" Kiyotaka said. He was starting to remind Ayumu of Kanone. Except for maybe the fact that his brother seemed to lack Kanone's enthusiasm for cats. But that was probably a good thing. Hiyono swallowed hard, and walked bravely to where Ayumu sat crouched on the ground. Facing her fears was only the start. She stood beside Ayumu and stared into the eyes of his brother. No, what was once his brother. Kiyotaka had been mentally warped over the past three years. Hiyono pointed an accusing finger up at him.
"You! I'm tired of you hurting everyone! What gives you the cause for it? Just because you want to 'rid the world of the Blade Children?' What did they ever do to you? Sure, they're a bunch of troubled teens, a few of them are even murderers! But that's only because they're trying to survive! They didn't choose to be born! If you kill the Blade Children, you're wiping out an entire race of people! What good will that do anyone?!" Ayumu couldn't believe it. After all the time he'd spent protecting her, she was repaying him by standing up to Kiyotaka, whose name struck fear into most people's hearts. Could this really be the same Hiyono he knew and loved?
Ayumu was secretly hoping that this would end like a sappy Disney movie. Not the classic Disney, which is freaking electric, but the modern Disney, where all the crap is about winy teens with problems that they can't solve themselves. You know how they're up against an evil opponent and the hero makes a speech about love or justice or truth, sometimes all three rolled into one, and the villain is just so touched that he changes his wicked ways and he and the hero become friends? Sorta like that one obnoxious chick with the double identity whose voice sounded like nails grinding together. What was her name? Brianna Louisiana? Oh well, he just hoped that no one else would get hurt in this whole mess of utter chaos. But he knew if that happened, it would be too good to be true. This wasn't TV, it was reality. And in reality, there is no one to save you at the last minute. If the bad guy had a gun and was pointing it in your face, you were pretty much done for.
"Well you've put me at a loss for words here," Kiyotaka said as he tapped the pistol to his face, as if pondering the situation. Ayumu looked up. Could this be? Was this really going to be a cheesy Disney ending? Was there really going to be no more violence and murder? Kiyotaka then jumped down from the basketball goal, only feet from Hiyono and Ayumu. "However, as I had just finished explaining to my little brother here moments before you arrived, I'm delightfully mad!" Ayumu's hope faded away. Of course it was too good to be true. Hiyono stood her ground. No way she was letting this creep get to her a second time.
"I'm not scared of you," she said fiercely. Kiyotaka laughed.
"You should be!" He fired a single shot this time, aimed directly towards the girl's skull. Hiyono missed it by ducking and lunging towards him. Hiyono head butted him in the stomach, and he fell backwards. Ayumu noticed that his brother's eyes had whitened in shock. He genuinely really didn't expect to miss, let alone have Hiyono hit him back.
Hiyono was lying on top of the stunned Kiyotaka on the gym floor. The fall had knocked the pistol out of his hand, which was now lying inches away. But she had him arms pinned, so it was just out of his reach. He struggled to get it, but failed. So he resorted to taunting her, just to see if he could break her spirit; and her hold on him.
"Well, looks like you're returning the favor for that wonderful night we spent together all that time ago!" Kiyotaka said, his eyes flaming with insanity. Hiyono didn't falter. Instead, she moved so that she was sitting on top of his chest, and then with her arm that was holding his which was farthest from the gun, she gave him a good punch to the face.
"You're a sick bastard!"
"Thank you, I'm so pleased you noticed." Hiyono gave him a couple of more good socks. As Ayumu watched from a few feet away, he realized that Hiyono was beginning to loose her grip on his brother. It was time for the younger brother to step in. He hated being the spectator. This must have been how Hiyono felt all the time. It was no wonder she snapped and began to fight back. Ayumu slowly staged upwards, then walked towards where Kiyotaka and Hiyono were tussling and the gun lay. The two froze as they watched Ayumu lean over to pick it up.
But just as his fingers brushed it, Kiyotaka wildly managed to throw off Hiyono, roll to the side, and use a foot sweep to make Ayumu loose his balance. The last mentioned struggled to keep erect, and finally succeeded. He kicked the pistol out of his brother's way just as he was about to grab it. It skidded across the floor and hit the wall with a soft, thud. Hiyono ran to pick it up. Kiyotaka jumped up. His eyes were inches away from Ayumu's.
"You crustacean!" The elder shouted. "You… You… idiot!" With a sickening roar, Kiyotaka made his hand completely flat and chopped Ayumu in the back of the neck. The younger brother swayed there for a moment, then his eyes closed and he crumpled to the floor. And all Hiyono could do was watch. She felt as if she were watching the whole thing in slow motion. Before she knew what she was doing, Hiyono ran and jumped on Kiyotaka's back. Immediately, he struggled to get her off. But she held on. For Ayumu.
"You little whore! I'm tired of you ruining my fun! Now get off of me or I will kill you!"
"Never!" Hiyono shouted back. Kiyotaka ran backwards until he hit the wall and began to slam Hiyono into it. But she still didn't let go. She couldn't. After a while, Kiyotaka could not longer support her weight and try to get her off. He succumbed and fell flat on his face, with Hiyono still on his back. She pointed the pistol into the back of his head, with tears streaming down her face.
"You ruined my whole life. Everything I wanted, everything I dreamed… It's all gone now. All because of you!"
"Shut up…"
"No, you shut up! Right after you raped me, I lost my voice. I couldn't talk for the longest time. I had to write everything down like a freaking monkey! Shortly after that, my parents died. And then… Oh, this is just the strawberry on the cake." Hiyono pressed the gun harder into Kiyotaka's head. "Congrats, you're going to be a father." They sat there like that for a few minutes.
"And after all that, I hate you. I hate you like I've never hated anyone before. But I can't kill you. I can't bring myself to take anyone else's life, not ever. All human life is precious, even if the person is as despicable and evil as you." Hiyono slowly got off of him and stood up. "No get out of here." He slowly rose and stood in silence. Hiyono began to where Ayumu lay. She knelt next to him and smoothed his hair.
"Who does this slut thinks she is?" Kiyotaka thought to himself. "She thinks she's all noble just because she spared my life? I'll show her!" He let out a yell of ferocity and ran towards Hiyono. She fell on her back in surprise. Kiyotaka jumped. He was going to kill her once and for all. Hiyono realized she still had the gun. Instinctively, she held it in front of her with her eyes squeezed shut. Then she heard the sound of a gun going off, and felt some kind of liquid splatter her face. After that, something heavy landed on her. It was then Hiyono realized that without thinking about it, she had shot Kiyotaka. His cold, hard eyes, stared back at her.
"You… You got me…" he said in surprise. And then he died.