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Killer, Killer

Chapter 2: Rukawa Kaede

[6:45 pm Monday]

For once, Rukawa was walking home after practice. His bike was at the repair shop -- it was so battered (because of the countless accidents he had encountered on it) that he couldn't use it anymore without the front tire falling off. (and what good was that?)

He passed by a black cat and he stopped -- he liked cats, especially black ones. They seemed so mysterious. Like him. A silent but slick animal, he mused.

He reached down to pat it on the head. He stiffened when he saw the cat's eyes -- they were blue.

That was weird. He silently laughed at his sudden nervousness.

I would probably look like that were I a cat.

He stood up and started to walk again.

"Meow?"

He looked down and saw that the cat was following him.

"Shoo!" Had anyone heard him they would have laughed. No one would have expected him to say "shoo" like a granny.

"Meow?" the cat looked at him as if he was crazy.

I must be going crazy.

"Meow? Meow? Meeeeeeooooooowwwwwww!"

Rukawa glared at the noisy cat. He hated noisy things.

"Mmmmeeeeeeeeooooooowwwwwwww!" the cat wailed mournfully.

"Shoo!" he said again. The cat stopped meowing. The cat stared at him, as if wanting to be patted on the head.

Rukawa leaned down and looked at the cat. The cat suddenly walked towards a bush and seemingly to the park. Rukawa, curious to see where the cat was going, followed suit.

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A boy of ten years was playing in the park with his dog. He threw a frisbee and it landed near a big bush. The dog ran after it and then barked. The boy said, "here, boy! get the frisbee!"

The dog kept on barking at the bush. The boy walked over to the bush and looked.

He screamed.

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"Akagi-san, what's the problem?" Kogure asked.

Akagi's face was clouded with confusion and anger. "Something...happened."

"Is it about Hanamichi?" Ayako said, blinking back tears.

Akagi shook his head. "Rukawa...He's...dead."

Several people gasped. Kogure couldn't believe what he had heard. "What?"

"He was found at the park," Akagi said. "They said he probably died before 7:00." Ayako started to cry and some of the members of the basketball club were sniffling already.

Kogure frowned. Something's going on.

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