The Day from Hell
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or ANY other anime or manga that might be mentioned.
A/N: Okay it seems people don't really like the ending that I put so here's an alternate ending. It's a bit better (I think) well just read it and judge for yourself.
Chapter 4~ Alternate Ending
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Seven gunshots were heard and Van keeled over in pain. A bullet had hit him in the arm and he was trying desperately to not scream as blood gushed out of the wound. Meanwhile outside the cafeteria several teachers were listening. When they heard the gunshots one teacher got out their cell phone and called the police.
"Hmmm…" said a man standing next to Allen "I seemed to have missed my target, oh well. At least I hit someone and the ammo didn't go to waste" He turned then and resumed speaking to another gunman.
Hitomi's face went white as she realized it was her he was aiming for. She looked around the room and six other students were either muffling their screams or just sat in their respective seats; eyes glazed over. Hitomi's next-door neighbor was facedown on the floor. Hitomi had known him for her whole life.
"What horrible men, how can they kill so easily?" Hitomi asked more to herself than anyone else. Her eyes were fixed in a cold glare on Allen. It was his entire fault this had to happen.
Merle suddenly appeared with a bang through the double doors, and stumbled forward. She looked a little beat up but other than some bruises she was fine. Gadess came through the doors next and grabbed the collar of her shirt. "This little girl tried to run. I let her go for a second and she tried to bolt to the cops outside. What do you think should happen to her?" Gadess looked over to Allen.
"Just let her go and put her back in her spot. There has been quite a lot of bloodshed already" Allen said Gadess threw Merle in her spot and she hit the wall hard. She slid down and sat.
Everyone sat in perfect silence except for the occasional murmur of the killers talking. It seemed an eternity before something happened. "La da de da ta de da" Hitomi hummed very slowly and under her breath. The next thing she knew doors were slamming open, gunshots were being fired and people came into the cafeteria from every angle imaginable. Even the ceiling was destroyed as people fell through it and started attacking the killers.
Hitomi felt a sharp pain in her leg and couldn't get up. Warm blood soaked her jeans but she didn't get a fatal wound. She crawled along the floor trying desperately to not get hit in the crossfire. Soon all the killers were handcuffed and arrested. Hitomi lay on the floor trying still to crawl when someone picked her up.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! PUT ME DOWN!" she screamed. Hitomi had no way of knowing it was a SWAT team member until she saw others that were shot being carried out of the room. Many were escorted seeing as their legs were unaffected.
"Relax, I'm only going to bring you to the ambulance outside that will take you and many of your peers to the hospital" He said as he put her on a stretcher and started to wheel her to an ambulance.
"Oh, sorry" Hitomi replied. As she was rolled out she saw Van on a similar stretcher. He had been caught in the crossfire and got two bullets to the stomach. He wasn't in good condition. She saw other peers in other ambulances and the ones that were lucky enough not to be shot were with their parents.
The last thing she saw before the ambulance doors closed were all the black bags and various parents comforting each other. Hitomi knew she was lucky and everyone's lives would never be the same after that day.
A/N: good? It's a lot happier but if u don't like this one and liked the other ending, make believe I didn't write this at all. If you feel there should be some sort of after chapter then just say so in a review. Ja ne! ^_^