So sorry I am updating late! I've been a busy busy bee! I hope you like it dearies! Read, review, and enjoy!


"You know I did it, so why are you still here? Do you enjoy my company, perhaps?"

"Let's just say it's required I stay here for a little while longer." Special Agent Akai responded coldly. He sat across from Takeo Kobayashi, a man who had been responsible for at least twelve deaths. Eleven teenage boys, ages ranging from twelve to seventeen, and Takeo's own son.

From the autopsy reports of the boys found in the basement, which totaled at eight boys, it seemed Takeo usually strangled his victims. There had also been boys who had died from other causes including electrocution, stab wounds, and blunt force trauma. The most gruesome out of all of the cases had been a thirteen year old who had been buried alive.

Akai shivered at the thought of it.

Takeo noticed.

"You aren't feeling threatened by me, are you agent." Takeo jeered, leaning forward so he was closer to the larger man sitting across from him.

"I don't think I am Takeo. Besides, the only one who should feel threatened is you." Agent Akai said with a hint of a smile on his lips. Takeo narrowed his eyes.

"Elaborate."

"Takeo Kobayashi, you will be put to death."

"That's a lie. I haven't killed many playthings, only three or so." Takeo hissed, panic plain in his eyes.

"Yes, that is how many victims we believed you had killed; until we stumbled upon your basement of horrors." Agent Akai said smugly, taking amusement in Takeo's horrified expression.

"They aren't mine. They're Tama's prizes, that's his basement." Takeo snarled insanely, pulling at his handcuffed arm, which was chained to the leg of the table for safety.

"Takeo, you're fingerprints are all over the place."

"He planted them." Takeo said lamely, running out of excuses.

"This is it for you Takeo. You have nowhere to run. All you have to look forward to now is death." Agent Akai said seriously. Takeo paused then leaned back and smiled, oddly calm after his outburst.

"My dear Agent Akai, death is only the beginning."


"How are you feeling?" Mrs. Hitachiin whispered compassionately, her hand running through Hikaru's ruffled hair repetitively as if she were petting a cat.

Hikaru's eyes were half open and glazed. He seemed to still be under the influence of the anesthesia.

"Great." Hikaru croaked as he licked his cracked lips. In reality, his head was pounding, his chest ached, and his throat felt drier than a desert. He wasn't paying attention to that though. Instead, he was staring at Kaoru, who was asleep at the end of his bed, curled into a ball.

"He's really worried about you." his mother stated as she followed his gaze. "We both are."

"Sorry."

"Don't be, it's not your fault. It's the fault of that stupid son of a-"

"Hello Hikaru, I see you've woken up. Are you doing alright?" Dr. Saiga asked brightly as she stepped into the room. Hikaru was glad for the good timing. He didn't like it when his mother cursed; it just didn't sound right.

"Just thirsty." Hikaru whispered hoarsely. His mother poured him a glass of water and placed it on his bedside table.

"I'm sure you're both wondering what happened early this morning. I apologize for not checking the cough out earlier; I simply doubted it could be a real problem. Anyway, the reason you have been coughing and having trouble breathing is because you had fluid in your lungs." Dr. Saiga explained slowly.

"The fluid was from large blisters in your lungs. Have you by any chance breathed in toxic gas or chemicals recently?" she asked.

"Yes." Hikaru said, thinking of the cave. Dr. Saiga waited for him to elaborate, but when he didn't, she went on.

"So we drained the fluid and gave you some very strong medication to help your lungs heal. You should be fine after a few days. It shouldn't be anything permanent."

"Thank God." Mrs. Hitachiin breathed as she placed her hand over her heart.

"I'll be back in an hour to check you and Kaoru out." Dr. Saiga said as she walked from the room.

"Mom?" Hikaru asked as he watched his doctor's white lab coat drift through the doorway.

His mother looked down at him.

"Um, you know the boy I told you about yesterday, Tama?"

"Yes, the poor little brave boy. I remember." she said sadly. Hikaru nodded.

"Well, I don't think he has any family left. So I was wondering if maybe we could pay for him. To bury him and get him a gravestone and all." Hikaru said tentatively. He always disliked asking his mother for money, even if they did have an abundance of it. Luckily though, his mother was a giving person.

"Of course darling, of course we can give him a proper burial." she said tearfully. Not only was she a giving woman, but an emotional one as well.

"Mom." Hikaru said with a small smile as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"Sorry. It's just so sad."

"I know." Hikaru sighed as he looked back at his brothers sleeping form.


"So I swam like twenty feet up the tunnel and ended up in a hot water spring."

"Seriously? This story is unbelievable." Kaoru said skeptically. Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"Trust me Kaoru, weird things like that do happen."

When Kaoru had woken up, he'd demanded to be told Hikaru's story of his trek through the woods, as he hadn't asked about it yet. He was guilty about that.

Their mother had left half an hour before for coffee. She had probably fallen asleep in the cafeteria. She had been a walking zombie after all.

As the story was told, Kaoru couldn't believe how lucky Hikaru had been to be washed into an underwater cave. It was beyond lucky, it was a miracle.

"So you're lungs got messed up from the gas in the cave?" Kaoru asked. Hikaru nodded.

"But they're okay now; I just have to take some medicine for a couple of days."

"Okay. What happened after you got to the hot spring?"

"I ran up to a highway where some cars finally pulled over after I waved my arms around a bit. They called the local police and I got taken in. That was a fun experience. They thought I was on drugs, or at least the chief or whatever did. Later, Kyoya's police officers came and picked me up." Hikaru finished.

"Wait, they thought you were high?" Kaoru asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah. I told them that you were still locked up in the cabin, but they didn't do squat. They thought I was delusional. Or at least that one asshole cop did. The lady cop was nice, Mayu." Hikaru said. Kaoru looked enraged.

"So that idiot cop didn't do anything while me and Tama were still in danger?" Kaoru hissed. Hikaru shook his head and Kaoru groaned.

If that cop had believed Hikaru, Tama would probably still be alive.

Kaoru's eyesight grew foggy as he got a little dizzy. He fell back onto the bed so he could calm himself down. His heart was doing a jumpy little dance within his chest.

I have to calm down.

"Kao? You okay?" Hikaru asked with concern. Kaoru almost growled as the worry in his voice.

"I'm okay. You just got out of surgery, so stop worrying about me." Kaoru said as he steadied his breathing.

A knock at the door caught both of their attention. Kaoru sat up.

"I have news." Kyoya said smoothly as he slipped into the room. The twins were nervous at that statement. They couldn't tell if it was god or bad news. Kyoya was impossible to read.

"Takeo will receive the death penalty." Kyoya said.

Kaoru eyes widened the same moment Hikaru's mouth dropped.

"They're going to…" Kaoru started.

"…kill him?" Hikaru finished.

Kyoya nodded and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

The twins looked at each other with jumbled feelings.

They were happy, but also a little guilty that they felt that way.

Even if Takeo was a horrible monster, did that give them the right to be glad he was going to die?

"But that's not why I'm really here. I have to ask you both a very important question." Kyoya said seriously, stepping toward the hospital bed both brothers resided on. They looked at him questioningly.

"Do you want to see the penalty carried out?" Kyoya asked with monotone.

"Wait a second, are you asking us if we want to see Takeo die?" Kaoru asked dumbfounded.

Kyoya nodded.

"Are you insane?" Hikaru hissed. Why would they want to see more death? How could they possibly want that?

"Just hear me out. You are both having terrible nightmares, and I doubt they will stop."

Both Hitachiins winced at the mention of the nightmares.

"But if you see Takeo die with your own eyes, if you know he is dead, never coming back, don't you think that will make you feel safer? That feeling of safety will undoubtedly help with your nightmares and your feelings of paranoia that I'm positive you have." Kyoya said softly.

Hikaru looked at Kaoru, whose nightmares were so terrible they left the younger twin in tears.

Will seeing Takeo die make them go away? Or will it make them worse?

"We'll do it." Kaoru said. Hikaru glanced at his younger brother, who looked determined.

Kaoru wanted his nightmares to stop.

If his nightmares stopped, Hikaru would be able to sleep without waking up in the dead of night to comfort Kaoru.

Kaoru needed the nightmares to stop.

Hikaru sighed and looked back at Kyoya.

"Alright. We'll watch him die."


HAHA TAKEO'S GETTING WHAT HE DESERVES! BOOYAH! Anyway, I have no clue how the Japanese justice system works, but if it's like the US's, it's freaking slow as shit to put it bluntly. But in MY Japan, these things go a TON quicker! Keep that in mind. I am also sorry for any mistakes. It is way too late at night (or early in the morning) for me to be typing this XP