Chapter 24: Believing

"Are you quite done now Kira? This is ridiculous." Daiyu's tone was still harsh.

She didn't stir.

"Kira! Answer me!"

Nothing.

"Don't make me do this!" He began to lift his foot now. She squinted her eyes a bit, but didn't budge. I tried to gather my breathing.

"Kira!"

Nothing. Then his foot slammed into her making her roll a couple feet into the tree. Water shook out of it branches and onto us, but she refused to move.

"Answer me you forsaken child!" Daiyu reached an ultimate cruelty, only proving the lack of love he ever had for Kira. How much longer will she realize? How much longer must she bear this?

Edward got up, his face enraged.

"It's one thing to call her "dear" when you don't mean it, but calling her "forsaken child" is another factor!" his voice was solid and unemotional.

I just stood there helpless and completely silent.

"Like you have any say in this Edward!" Daiyu retaliated sharply.

"And now I do! I will not stand for this!"

"It's not your business!"

The exchanged glares. Kira was still on the ground, her eyes still and careful. It looked like she was staring right at me, pleading for this to end through her bleeding eyes. And if she was able to cry, she would; crying more than the rain itself. So I switched my gaze to Edward and Daiyu who were still arguing, wondering what I can do.

There had to be something.

I knew there was, I just had to find it.

There had to be a weakness somewhere.

There had to be something missing.

There had to be something I could do.

"Stop it!" My voice was barely noticeable, and slightly choked.

They both turned my direction.

"Could you quit it? Leave her alone…" I wasn't that strong at speaking at what I wanted say. I just wanted Daiyu to back off, but that would be harder than thought.

"Since when are you in this!" His eyes were still carved with evil.

I tried to speak but my lips couldn't move at all. My legs began to shake and everything seemed to twitch. I was immobilized. Daiyu stare grew until his eyes couldn't extend further, and his teeth fully exposed.

Then he moved in for me. Edward was quick to get in front of me and protect me.

Then right before he they were head-to-head, Daiyu stopped dead nearly inches from Edward, his face resistant and filled with fury. He couldn't move his arms or legs, or budge anything. He was still as stone.

Kira somehow managed to get up from the ground, she was swaying unsteadily and her head titled to the ground. Her dangerous breathing patterns reaching a critical level, her body was shaking extremely, and her arms dangling to her sides.

"Kira stop this!" Daiyu struggled the words out.

"No."

"Kira do as I say!"

"No."

"Kira!"

She tilted her head to lock gazes with us, the blood in her eyes vibrant and murderous.

"Listen to me! Do as I say!"

"No." unlike before her current tone was more steady and harder.

"Let me go!"

"No."

The moon was losing its color now, and the clouds were shifting into a purple-orangey color. Dawn was approaching.

"Kira!"

They just looked at each other with severe expressions. Serious and angry, and wild and crazy; both their eyes stone-like and motionless. I only heard my own breathing.

"Kira. I need you. You see this is what happens when you defy me, I go crazy without you." Daiyu somehow calmed his tenor and changed in a calmer state, his eyes smoldering with golden shades.

"Don't make me…believe, please." Her tone was ridged and shaky, it sounded tired and almost dieing.

"Why shouldn't I make you believe dear? I do love you…"

"Shut it!" she screamed interrupting him causing him to tightened his lips. "Because each time I trust you, each time I believe you; I always end up suffering somewhere! Then you go off like nothing happened and make other people suffer! Then eventually you creep back and all the torture returns! So if I don't believe the pain will go away! If I don't believe you'll go away!" she was nearly breathless after she finished.

Daiyu began to twitch a bit, Kira's power over him was weakening, but she was still trying.

"What gave you that idea? Who ever gave you that idea?"

"The people I should have believed a while ago. The people who love me."