He woke up again. And once again with the same nightmare. The same horrible nightmare. He couldn't take it. It was driving him insane. And it was time he did something about it.
He stood up slowly. And got his coat putting on his weapon. He had a mission tonight. A very special mission. Just as Persia always says. "Hunt down the futures of these dark beasts." Yes. Tonight he was going hunting. Hunting a future. Hunting a dark beast.
He slipped silently to the night. Careful to stay hidden in the shadows. Tonight, he had to be especially careful. For it would take much more to kill one of the same shadow. It would take much, much more. But he knew he could handle it. After all, what he was about to do would never be expected by anyone. Never.
Four figures in the darkness. Waiting. Waiting for the one they call their own.
"Are you sure you told him I'd meet you guys here?" She asked again. For the 9th time.
"I told you I did. How many times are you planning to ask me that tonight?" Ken answered getting annoyed.
"Probably until he finally shows up." Omi mumbled.
"Oh shut up Potter!" Ken shot back at the kid. Omi just shrugged and stared back at the floor. "Damn it! … Damn you Aya!" Ken muttered under his breath.
A couple more minutes passed. Maybe hours. They didn't know. No one was counting. For them, it all felt like eternity. And then they heard the door slam open from upstairs. And then some swearing. They looked at each other before Manx stood up and turned to the stairs, the others trudging behind her.
"Manx!" Aya called out surprised at the sight of the redhead. "What are you doing here? Is there a party here that you guys didn't tell me? … eh?" He said putting an arm around Manx' shoulders. "You look pretty tonight. How 'bout it? You… me… whatdyah say?"
"Aya?!" Manx said shocked pushing the drunken young man away. "Ken told you that you are to receive your new mission tonight. We've been waiting for hours. Where have you been?"
"Mission?" He echoed turning to Ken a clueless look on his face. Then his expression brightened with recollection. "Oh yeah… he did tell me this morning. Oh… it's already morning." He mumbled after checking his watch. "Yesterday. I guess it slipped my mind. Sorry. It's just that, there were so many girls in the bar tonight. Very pretty little things. You won't believe it. They were falling all over me. Heh. I guess no one can resist this hunk."
"You forgot?! You forgot?! We've been calling you all night on your cell phone, but you're not answering. Do you know how worried we were?" Ken yelled unable to believe what was going on.
"Cell phone?" Aya echoed again. "Oh… that. I guess music was loud. You know how they are in disco bars."
"Your phone has a vibra, Aya!" Ken cut in.
"Yeah but when your dancing surrounded by pretty girls, I guess you just don't notice it anymore."
"Notice?! Don't notice?! Who do you think you are? And what the hell do you think you're doing?" Ken exploded.
"Hey. Why are you so hot? You know what you need? You need a little night out. Try ummm… what was that one… oh yeah. Angels Paradise. I'm sure you'll find it interesting. They've got--"
"Interesting?! No I won't find it interesting! Because I don't go to those friggin places! Aya that a fucking shit bar! Girls dance around there naked and people have sex on the tables…"
"Yeah. It's totally cool. Heh. Lots of women… lots of tables."
"Aya?! Not even Youji goes to that bar." Manx butted in not able to believe what she was hearing.
"Yeah well Youji ain't much anyway. Not much of a hot shot that is."
That was the last straw. Ken grabbed the collar of Aya's coat and punched him in the face. He's own, a grotesque mask of anger. Aya staggered backward and crashed on the wall.
"Hey! What the hell is your problem? You guys are the ones who told me to loosen up. Told me to go out and have fun. What was it that you said again? … oh yeah. It's a big world out there Aya… all waiting for you to discover. So now I did and you're all getting pissed off."
"Aya, we told you to loosen up. But not like this. This isn't you anymore." Omi reasoned out.
"And how do you know it's not? So I finally discover the world and I found out that I enjoyed it this way. That ain't your business anymore. I'm pooped. I'll be goin off to bed now. You just fill me in on this little mission o' ours in the morning." He paused an amused expression on his face. "Oh yeah… it's already morning. Later then. Chao." He mumbled before disappearing into his room leaving them standing there. Just standing. Staring after him. The strong smell of alcohol still lingering in the air.
He stood up slowly. And got his coat putting on his weapon. He had a mission tonight. A very special mission. Just as Persia always says. "Hunt down the futures of these dark beasts." Yes. Tonight he was going hunting. Hunting a future. Hunting a dark beast.
He slipped silently to the night. Careful to stay hidden in the shadows. Tonight, he had to be especially careful. For it would take much more to kill one of the same shadow. It would take much, much more. But he knew he could handle it. After all, what he was about to do would never be expected by anyone. Never.
Four figures in the darkness. Waiting. Waiting for the one they call their own.
"Are you sure you told him I'd meet you guys here?" She asked again. For the 9th time.
"I told you I did. How many times are you planning to ask me that tonight?" Ken answered getting annoyed.
"Probably until he finally shows up." Omi mumbled.
"Oh shut up Potter!" Ken shot back at the kid. Omi just shrugged and stared back at the floor. "Damn it! … Damn you Aya!" Ken muttered under his breath.
A couple more minutes passed. Maybe hours. They didn't know. No one was counting. For them, it all felt like eternity. And then they heard the door slam open from upstairs. And then some swearing. They looked at each other before Manx stood up and turned to the stairs, the others trudging behind her.
"Manx!" Aya called out surprised at the sight of the redhead. "What are you doing here? Is there a party here that you guys didn't tell me? … eh?" He said putting an arm around Manx' shoulders. "You look pretty tonight. How 'bout it? You… me… whatdyah say?"
"Aya?!" Manx said shocked pushing the drunken young man away. "Ken told you that you are to receive your new mission tonight. We've been waiting for hours. Where have you been?"
"Mission?" He echoed turning to Ken a clueless look on his face. Then his expression brightened with recollection. "Oh yeah… he did tell me this morning. Oh… it's already morning." He mumbled after checking his watch. "Yesterday. I guess it slipped my mind. Sorry. It's just that, there were so many girls in the bar tonight. Very pretty little things. You won't believe it. They were falling all over me. Heh. I guess no one can resist this hunk."
"You forgot?! You forgot?! We've been calling you all night on your cell phone, but you're not answering. Do you know how worried we were?" Ken yelled unable to believe what was going on.
"Cell phone?" Aya echoed again. "Oh… that. I guess music was loud. You know how they are in disco bars."
"Your phone has a vibra, Aya!" Ken cut in.
"Yeah but when your dancing surrounded by pretty girls, I guess you just don't notice it anymore."
"Notice?! Don't notice?! Who do you think you are? And what the hell do you think you're doing?" Ken exploded.
"Hey. Why are you so hot? You know what you need? You need a little night out. Try ummm… what was that one… oh yeah. Angels Paradise. I'm sure you'll find it interesting. They've got--"
"Interesting?! No I won't find it interesting! Because I don't go to those friggin places! Aya that a fucking shit bar! Girls dance around there naked and people have sex on the tables…"
"Yeah. It's totally cool. Heh. Lots of women… lots of tables."
"Aya?! Not even Youji goes to that bar." Manx butted in not able to believe what she was hearing.
"Yeah well Youji ain't much anyway. Not much of a hot shot that is."
That was the last straw. Ken grabbed the collar of Aya's coat and punched him in the face. He's own, a grotesque mask of anger. Aya staggered backward and crashed on the wall.
"Hey! What the hell is your problem? You guys are the ones who told me to loosen up. Told me to go out and have fun. What was it that you said again? … oh yeah. It's a big world out there Aya… all waiting for you to discover. So now I did and you're all getting pissed off."
"Aya, we told you to loosen up. But not like this. This isn't you anymore." Omi reasoned out.
"And how do you know it's not? So I finally discover the world and I found out that I enjoyed it this way. That ain't your business anymore. I'm pooped. I'll be goin off to bed now. You just fill me in on this little mission o' ours in the morning." He paused an amused expression on his face. "Oh yeah… it's already morning. Later then. Chao." He mumbled before disappearing into his room leaving them standing there. Just standing. Staring after him. The strong smell of alcohol still lingering in the air.