Guest: That's more than one question, friend, but I'll answer them as best I can. I didn't pick Montmorency as Pestilence because while I do like her character, I don't think she'd make a good candidate for one of the four. The odd number of sexes? I'm not sure. Maybe I'll explain it in a later chapter, maybe even this one, who knows. And what I'm planning? Just sharing a story with everyone here.
Please enjoy the second chapter.
The air in the manor grew still as everyone stared at the four young adults in disbelief before Henrietta's mother, Marianne sighed and slowly shook her head, "So you kids are telling us that you four are the next Horsemen of the Apocalypse after the former four named you their successors?" the four slowly nodded, "Have you kids been drinking or something? And boy, what is your name? You said that-"
"That I'll tell you if I'm comfortable enough to tell you and I'm not," Saito growled and shook his head, "Now that you know about us, I'll be leaving an-"
"No one is going anywhere until you kids tell us what's going on here!" Kirche's father, Jack (I don't think her parents name was ever given, I checked and couldn't find anything, so I'm going to give them random names here.) spoke, "You four are going to explain what is going on an-" before he could finish, a blinding light filled the room.
The light soon dimmed and the four held their appointed weapons and the adults stared at them before Kirche's mother Allyssa shook her head, "Where on earth did you four get those-" before she could finish, the sound of hoofbeats filled the air and Louise, Henrietta, Kirche and Saito jumped away from the door and looked back at the door with narrowed eyes.
The door soon opened and Saito's eyes widened and the six parents stared at the intruders with narrowed eyes. A woman with light brown hair and blue eyes, a man with black, greying hair with brown eyes and a young woman with brown hair and brown eyes enter the manor. The brown-haired, blue eyed woman looked around before looking at the six parents and slightly smiled, "Well if it isn't-"
"Don't even talk to us, Akane!" Karin demanded and Saito looked back, stunned, "How on earth did you even find us?"
"Funny story…we were just minding our own business when these horsemen approached us, the one in the black cloak did something and then we started speaking perfect French and-" before the black-haired man could finish, Saito pinned him to the wall with the handle of the scythe, "Is something wrong, boy?"
The adults looked at each other before looking back at the scene before them and Louise's father, Centurion cleared his throat, "Renji, it appears you have angered one of our guests, and it would be best if you take your wife and daughter before this young man decides to repaint the manor with your blood," Louise, Kirche and Henrietta walked over to Saito and pulled him away from the man before the three intruders turned and hurried out of the manor.
The adults looked back at the young adults before Karin cleared her throat and stared at Saito, "So, Death, do you have anything you want to-" Saito held up his index finger before he cupped a hand over his eyes and shook his head, "Death?"
"Saito," Louise whispered in his ear, "What the hell is wrong with you? You were just about to murder them for-"
"Louise, Henrietta, Kirche…what are the names of your parents?" the three looked at him in confusion and he repeated himself, "What are the names of your parents?"
"Oh uh…Henry and Marianne,"
"Jack and Allyssa,"
"Centurion and Karin, but why do you want to know their names, Saito?" Saito's eyes widened as he dropped the scythe to the floor, "Saito? What's wrong? Who were those people and why did you want to know our parents' na-" Saito fell to his knees as he grabbed his head and yelled in agony and everyone ran over to the four.
Saito sat in the corner, Louise, Henrietta and Kirche sitting around him while their parents and Louise's sisters stared at them in silence. Henrietta took a deep breath and shook her head, "Saito, are you feeling any better?" Saito ignored the new Pestilence as he stood up and stepped over to the adults, "Saito?"
Stepping closer to the adults, the six parents and Louise's sisters looked at him in confusion as he shook his head, "Do you know who I am?" the adults stared at him in confusion, "And how did you know those idiots? I want answers,"
Karin smirked slightly as she shook her head, "Very well, but let's answer your question with a question of our own," Saito growled under his breath, "We don't want to know your name, but this question will confirm our suspicion," Saito looked up and Karin continued, "We're not originally from France you see…no, we were originally from Japan,"
The four stared at her in disbelief as she continued, "The family that just showed up unannounced was the Hiraga family, they were good friends of ours until we saw how poorly they treated their son and allowed their daughter to basically get away with murder," Louise, Henrietta and Kirche looked at Saito as he looked away, "One night, we saw Akane throwing the boy out into a terrible snowstorm while we were driving home. My husband got out of the car and went to get him before he got sick or even died," Louise narrowed her eyes at her mother's words while Henrietta and Kirche stared on in disbelief.
"When he came to, the boy was in my arms," Karin continued and shook her head, "When asked why she had done that, the boy cried as he hugged me and said-"
"It wasn't my fault, Auntie Karin!" Louise, Henrietta, Kirche and Louise's sisters stared at him with wide eyes, "It wasn't my fault…I had a nightmare and she splashed cold water on my face before throwing me out into the cold," Louise, Henrietta and Kirche walked up to the new Death as Karin removed the hood and everyone looked at him as he fought the tears that threatened to fall.
Saito sat on the front step, staring up at the night sky when he heard the door open, "Saito-"
"I wasn't crying," Saito sighed as he stood up and looked back at Louise, Henrietta and Kirche with slightly narrowed eyes, "Death doesn't cry, I just had something in my eye,"
"What the hell are you talking about, idiot?" Louise narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms, "You nearly assaulted your father, the three of us learned we're originally from Japan, apparently the four of us were…friends? I think…and you just called my mother Auntie Karin and…what the hell?"
"What do you want? What you heard was the entirety of my life with my family," Saito sighed and shook his head, "When your mother called my mother by her name…I had a strange feeling and…well…I don't know what happened after the snowstorm incident…I…I don't remember,"
"But you remember the snowstorm?" Kirche questioned and Saito nodded, "How?"
"How the hell should I know? If I had to guess it was because I almost died that night!" Saito sighed and shook his head, "I…I don't know,"
"Well…we could ask our parents a bit more about this and maybe they can learn a few more things about all of this," Henrietta suggested, "If we want to learn more about this and how we knew each other for a while…maybe if we know what led our families to leave Japan and left you with your terrible family then-" Saito sighed and shook his head, "What's wrong?"
"It's not that I don't want to learn more about any of this, but my sister…Sakura…when she walked through the door, she had two times hanging over her head and both read the same date…four and a half months…but everyone else I've encountered tonight has only one time reading over them…and my parents each had six months over them…why?"
"Well darling, you're Death, so you're the only one who can understand any of this," Kirche crossed her arms, pressing her breasts together, "I don't understand though. If they were so horrible to you, why are you concerned about their remaining time?"
"It's not that…why do my parents only have six months left and why did Sakura have two times hanging over her? Am I missing something here?" Saito took a deep breath and shook his head as he turned and began walking away, "I'm going for a walk…I'll see everyone…whenever," the three rolled their eyes as they followed Saito out of the yard.
Well I wanted to get the contents of this chapter out later than this, but if I had waited, something would've happened and this story would get stale or something. Everything will be answered in the following chapters. Please enjoy everyone and please let me know what everyone thinks.
