Hello again? Up for yet another exciting adventure? I hope you are. For those of you who worry for Tatsumi, well...he's how he is!! ^_^
Chapter 4
The darkness of the room was chilling alone. The window at the top of the room gave some light, but not enough to show the true shape of the room. The sheer darkness was disturbing in its all. The air itself was somewhat stall, despite the open window. And with that staleness lingered the smell of blood.
Watari sat. He wasn't at all the cheerful doctor he was before. He had been grateful for the minor first-aid kit that had been under the cot that Tatsumi was laying on at that moment. He wasn't a medical expert, but the wound didn't hit anything vital.
This is great, he thought sarcastically. Just great. Tatsumi is nearly killed, I have just been able to stop the blood, and those people outside don't give a shit. They're just going by what that Enma is saying. Wouldn't listen to me when I said he was possessed. I can't believe it!!
Watari shivered, silently wishing that he had something warmer than his sweater. He had given up his lab coat to Tatsumi so he wouldn't get cold. Even then he didn't know how long Tatsumi would last.
He took his glasses off and cleaned them for the hundredth time. In the little light the window gave, Watari could see the blood the coated his hands. But there was nothing to wash them off.
He sighed and looked at the window. God, I hope Tsuzuki and Bon are alright, he thought. I don't want them to be stuck in a room like this...
Watari didn't realize he fell asleep until he heard movement on the cot. It startled him completely.
"...huh? ...What...?" that came from Tatsumi.
"You okay?" asked Watari.
Tatsumi groaned in response and tried to sit up, but Watari reached out and held his shoulders in place.
"Don't move too much. You'll hurt yourself."
Tatsumi sighed. "Shit, how did things become this bad? ...wait, am I dead?"
"You're still a Shinigami, if that's what you mean."
"Oh, okay...have they gotten Tsuzuki-san and Kurosaki-kun?"
"No. Tsuzuki and Bon haven't been caught. They've been evading the reps very well."
"Oh...that's good..."
They both fell silent. Even 003 wasn't its usual self. The gloominess of the situation was suffocating. Then Tatsumi painfully broke the silence.
"My wound...how..."
Watari knew he couldn't lie. "You were stabbed in the abdomen. No organs were damaged, but muscle was. I got the bleeding to stop, but you need more medical attention."
"You...you saved my life...thank you..."
"Don't mention it. It-"
Suddenly, the door slammed open. A tall figure entered the room, his face portraying his hate. A wooden pole was in his hand. "Come with me. Both of you."
Watari stood. "Tatsumi is wounded!! At least treat his wounds properly!!"
"Why don't you, Watari-sensei?! You ARE a doctor, after all."
"I'm a scientist!! I have no training in the medical field!"
The man looked at Tatsumi. "Looks like you did a good enough job. He's still alive."
"But-"
"But nothing!!! You're both coming with me!!"
Watari stood his ground. "No."
The man growled in rage. He stepped forward and cracked the pole across Watari's face.
Watari felt a numbing pain and heard a loud ring in his ear. He hit the floor with a sickening thud. The man stood over him, his rage still present. He swung down, bringing the pole upon Watari's back. He felt the pain there, knowing there would be welts.
The man swung the pole again, and it cracked across Watari's back again. Watari couldn't take the pain, and felt like he was gonna black out. 003 was visibly upset. It flew around the man's head, trying to get his attention. The man smacked 003 into the wall, and Watari winced at the thud of the contact. The man readied the pole again.
But the blow never came. Watari looked up as the man let out a scream. The shadows were alive around him. One had lashed out and cut off the man's hand that held the pole. The pole fell to the floor, along with his hand.
Tatsumi was heaving on the bed, but he wore a stern expression. "Let's go. There must be someone here that believes us."
"Hopefully a doctor," muttered Watari.
Two hours later...
Watari watched the door as the doctor did a thorough examination on Tatsumi. He strongly hoped that no one would come.
"Some muscle damage," said the doctor. "Nothing vital was damaged, fortunately."
"Thanks for your help," said Tatsumi.
"Nah, you should thank Watari. Since he got the bleeding under control, you're still alive. He saved you."
"I know." Tatsumi turned his attention to Watari. "Thanks. I owe you one."
Watari laughed his usual laugh. Even 003, who had a bandaged wing, was cheerful. "Ah, don't worry about it. I couldn't just leave you."
"Yes. And I mean it, thank you."
"Okay...as long as you're okay."
The doctor stood, sighing softly. "I suggest you two get the hell out of Meifu. Since you cut that guy's hand off, they might be a tad mad."
"Oh, that's right!!" said Watari. "You saved me then!! So now we're even."
Before Tatsumi could respond, the door slammed open. Men rushed in, looking less than happy.
"Not this again..." muttered Tatsumi.
"Shinigami traitors," growled one. "Come with us!!!"
"Dammit, you never listen!!!" snapped Watari. "Enma's possessed!!! Don't you think he himself would've realized if we've been cooperating with demons without being told?!?!"
"Shut up!!!!! Come with us now!!!"
"Run!!!" screamed the doctor.
The men rushed forward. The shadows came alive again and they kept distant for a few seconds. That was enough time for Watari to grab Tatsumi.
"Out the window," Tatsumi gasped. He kept the men away with his shadow technique as the doctor opened the window.
"Go!!!! GO!!!!!"
Watari took a deep breath and jumped. The room had been on the second floor so their landing wasn't rough. Watari took into a run as fast as he could manage while holding Tatsumi.
Gotta get out of Meifu, he thought. Gotta...
"We...can't..." gasped Tatsumi.
"WHAT?!?!?!"
"Enma might've...jammed...can't leave..."
"SHIT!!!!!!"
Tatsumi was right. Somehow, the link between Meifu and the land of the living was jammed.
They were stuck.
Watari cursed again, noting the men coming from the building.
"Into...forest..."
"Good idea." Watari started in the direction of the Cherry Blossom forest. He took a glance behind him to see the men running in all directions, not noticing them. But it didn't help.
I hate this, he thought. Please, please!!! Let there be a positive solution to all this!!!!!!
The End...
Just kidding!!!!! ^_^ Well, things are developing well, ne? Quite an unexpected turn of events. And as you noticed, I let Tatsumi live...for now. (dodges bricks thrown by Tatsumi fans) I can't say a thing yet, but you all like this, right? See ya in the next chapter!!!! ^_^
Chapter 4
The darkness of the room was chilling alone. The window at the top of the room gave some light, but not enough to show the true shape of the room. The sheer darkness was disturbing in its all. The air itself was somewhat stall, despite the open window. And with that staleness lingered the smell of blood.
Watari sat. He wasn't at all the cheerful doctor he was before. He had been grateful for the minor first-aid kit that had been under the cot that Tatsumi was laying on at that moment. He wasn't a medical expert, but the wound didn't hit anything vital.
This is great, he thought sarcastically. Just great. Tatsumi is nearly killed, I have just been able to stop the blood, and those people outside don't give a shit. They're just going by what that Enma is saying. Wouldn't listen to me when I said he was possessed. I can't believe it!!
Watari shivered, silently wishing that he had something warmer than his sweater. He had given up his lab coat to Tatsumi so he wouldn't get cold. Even then he didn't know how long Tatsumi would last.
He took his glasses off and cleaned them for the hundredth time. In the little light the window gave, Watari could see the blood the coated his hands. But there was nothing to wash them off.
He sighed and looked at the window. God, I hope Tsuzuki and Bon are alright, he thought. I don't want them to be stuck in a room like this...
Watari didn't realize he fell asleep until he heard movement on the cot. It startled him completely.
"...huh? ...What...?" that came from Tatsumi.
"You okay?" asked Watari.
Tatsumi groaned in response and tried to sit up, but Watari reached out and held his shoulders in place.
"Don't move too much. You'll hurt yourself."
Tatsumi sighed. "Shit, how did things become this bad? ...wait, am I dead?"
"You're still a Shinigami, if that's what you mean."
"Oh, okay...have they gotten Tsuzuki-san and Kurosaki-kun?"
"No. Tsuzuki and Bon haven't been caught. They've been evading the reps very well."
"Oh...that's good..."
They both fell silent. Even 003 wasn't its usual self. The gloominess of the situation was suffocating. Then Tatsumi painfully broke the silence.
"My wound...how..."
Watari knew he couldn't lie. "You were stabbed in the abdomen. No organs were damaged, but muscle was. I got the bleeding to stop, but you need more medical attention."
"You...you saved my life...thank you..."
"Don't mention it. It-"
Suddenly, the door slammed open. A tall figure entered the room, his face portraying his hate. A wooden pole was in his hand. "Come with me. Both of you."
Watari stood. "Tatsumi is wounded!! At least treat his wounds properly!!"
"Why don't you, Watari-sensei?! You ARE a doctor, after all."
"I'm a scientist!! I have no training in the medical field!"
The man looked at Tatsumi. "Looks like you did a good enough job. He's still alive."
"But-"
"But nothing!!! You're both coming with me!!"
Watari stood his ground. "No."
The man growled in rage. He stepped forward and cracked the pole across Watari's face.
Watari felt a numbing pain and heard a loud ring in his ear. He hit the floor with a sickening thud. The man stood over him, his rage still present. He swung down, bringing the pole upon Watari's back. He felt the pain there, knowing there would be welts.
The man swung the pole again, and it cracked across Watari's back again. Watari couldn't take the pain, and felt like he was gonna black out. 003 was visibly upset. It flew around the man's head, trying to get his attention. The man smacked 003 into the wall, and Watari winced at the thud of the contact. The man readied the pole again.
But the blow never came. Watari looked up as the man let out a scream. The shadows were alive around him. One had lashed out and cut off the man's hand that held the pole. The pole fell to the floor, along with his hand.
Tatsumi was heaving on the bed, but he wore a stern expression. "Let's go. There must be someone here that believes us."
"Hopefully a doctor," muttered Watari.
Two hours later...
Watari watched the door as the doctor did a thorough examination on Tatsumi. He strongly hoped that no one would come.
"Some muscle damage," said the doctor. "Nothing vital was damaged, fortunately."
"Thanks for your help," said Tatsumi.
"Nah, you should thank Watari. Since he got the bleeding under control, you're still alive. He saved you."
"I know." Tatsumi turned his attention to Watari. "Thanks. I owe you one."
Watari laughed his usual laugh. Even 003, who had a bandaged wing, was cheerful. "Ah, don't worry about it. I couldn't just leave you."
"Yes. And I mean it, thank you."
"Okay...as long as you're okay."
The doctor stood, sighing softly. "I suggest you two get the hell out of Meifu. Since you cut that guy's hand off, they might be a tad mad."
"Oh, that's right!!" said Watari. "You saved me then!! So now we're even."
Before Tatsumi could respond, the door slammed open. Men rushed in, looking less than happy.
"Not this again..." muttered Tatsumi.
"Shinigami traitors," growled one. "Come with us!!!"
"Dammit, you never listen!!!" snapped Watari. "Enma's possessed!!! Don't you think he himself would've realized if we've been cooperating with demons without being told?!?!"
"Shut up!!!!! Come with us now!!!"
"Run!!!" screamed the doctor.
The men rushed forward. The shadows came alive again and they kept distant for a few seconds. That was enough time for Watari to grab Tatsumi.
"Out the window," Tatsumi gasped. He kept the men away with his shadow technique as the doctor opened the window.
"Go!!!! GO!!!!!"
Watari took a deep breath and jumped. The room had been on the second floor so their landing wasn't rough. Watari took into a run as fast as he could manage while holding Tatsumi.
Gotta get out of Meifu, he thought. Gotta...
"We...can't..." gasped Tatsumi.
"WHAT?!?!?!"
"Enma might've...jammed...can't leave..."
"SHIT!!!!!!"
Tatsumi was right. Somehow, the link between Meifu and the land of the living was jammed.
They were stuck.
Watari cursed again, noting the men coming from the building.
"Into...forest..."
"Good idea." Watari started in the direction of the Cherry Blossom forest. He took a glance behind him to see the men running in all directions, not noticing them. But it didn't help.
I hate this, he thought. Please, please!!! Let there be a positive solution to all this!!!!!!
The End...
Just kidding!!!!! ^_^ Well, things are developing well, ne? Quite an unexpected turn of events. And as you noticed, I let Tatsumi live...for now. (dodges bricks thrown by Tatsumi fans) I can't say a thing yet, but you all like this, right? See ya in the next chapter!!!! ^_^