"Over the Edge of the Cliff"
by: Crimson Night
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Nightwalker. Although, I would love to own a Cain or Shido plushy.
Over the Edge of the Cliff
I could sense presences that seemed to follow Cain and myself. I could not yet tell who it was, my powers not being strong enough to sort that kind of thing from a closer distance. They seemed familiar. Cain sensed it too. "Cain, do you know who they are? Do you know who's following us?"
Cain said nothing as he slowed his pace, barely enough to call a change. He just kept on walking, which told me he knew but didn't want me to know. We reached Cain's house, the newest addition to several, I'm sure. He opened the gates and we walked to the door. "Shido go inside." He opened the door and pushed me forward. "But."
"Do not argue with me right now Shido." I went inside and he shut the door behind me. I removed my coat and laid it on a chair by the window. I stood at the window, watching Cain as he stood, waiting for whatever was going to happen. After what seemed an eternity, I saw Yayoi and Rihoe run up to the gates. The gates opened, allowing them passage.
Yayoi grabbed hold of Rihoe's are and Rihoe's eyes started to glow red. She swung her arm, throwing Yayoi to the ground just beneath the window of which I stood. I ran out the door and went directly to Yayoi. "Are you alright?"
"I think so," she said, her voice barely audible. I picked her up and carried her into the house. I set her down in the chair where my coat was. "Yayoi, what are you and Rihoe doing here?"
"I followed her. She yelled out your name and took off running. So I followed her and caught sight of you two."
"Oh."
"Shido you could have at least called or something."
"I'm sorry. I got caught up in. I should've called."
"You got caught up in Cain. Or is it the other way around?"
"Yayoi." "Did you do it Shido?"
"Do what?"
"With Cain."
"..."
"That's what I thought. Shido, why?"
"Because Yayoi... I love him."
"How can you love him?! It's not love! It's an illusion! You don't love him! You can't! He's a monster!"
"I can't help who or what I love Yayoi. I may not be human anymore, but I still know what it means to love and that you can't control it."
Yayoi opened her mouth as if to speak but didn't. She instead, sunk back into the chair and diverted her attention to the two vampires outside. "Shido!"
"Huh?" I spun around to see Rihoe and Cain fighting. At first glace it looked as if Cain was winning. But somehow, it was Rihoe who had the upper hand. Instead of walking to the door, I went through the window. "Rihoe! Cain! Stop!"
"Shido stay back! This is not your fight." Cain was smiling and so was Rihoe. Smiling. There was nothing to smile about. Then I saw blood. Lots of blood. My first thought was Rihoe. But it wasn't her, it was Cain. His body lay covered in blood.
"Cain!" I ran to him, knelt beside him, and held his bloody body. "Cain." The name came out half choked as I cried. "Shido?" A hand was placed on my shoulder. I slapped it away. "Don't touch me!"
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*Yayoi's POV*
I watched Shido slap Rihoe's hand away from his shoulder. I say the tears roll down his face. I felt for him; really I did.
I saw Rihoe's anger begin to build and she snatched Cain's body and disappeared. Shido stood, not quite sure what to do. I went to him. "Yayoi, what should I do?! Where did she go?! Where did she take him?! Why would she do that?!" Tears were pouring from his eyes.
"Shido, calm down."
"Calm down! What do you mean 'calm down?!' She just killed Cain and took off with his body!"
"We can find them as soon as you calm down. Now, where would one go to get rid of a body. Not that she needs to dump it. It'll just slowly disappear on its own until it's completely gone." He glared at my last few comments. I shrugged; it was the truth. He grabbed my arm.
The next thing I knew, we were standing at Lavender's Point[1]. There, Rihoe was repetitively putting a knife in Cain's chest. "Rihoe stop!" Shido began to go forward. Rihoe pushed Cain's body over the cliff's edge.
"No!" Shido ran 'til he could go no further. Then he jumped.
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*Shido's POV*
I saw his body disappear over the cliff side. I heard myself call out. And I ran. I ran until I had no choice but to stop. I looked down and saw the water hit the rock below. All I could think about was Cain, how the blood was pouring from his body. I couldn't think straight and I jumped. I jumped in the water, hoping I could save Cain's body. Hoping there was a way to save him.
I searched for hours and did not find him. I was forced to cease. It was time. I should go home. Home. Where was home? I could not go back to Cain's, to much of him there. I closed my eyes and opened them again.
I was standing in front of my apartment door. I put my hand on the knob and opened the door. Yayoi and Rihoe were sitting on the sofa. I felt my anger build up instantly. They stood up. I lunged forward.
Author's rambling-
The chapter wasn't as ling as I would've liked, but it was the best I could do right now. I'll update ASAP.
----------------------- [1] A cliff side good for sightseeing that I made up.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Nightwalker. Although, I would love to own a Cain or Shido plushy.
Over the Edge of the Cliff
I could sense presences that seemed to follow Cain and myself. I could not yet tell who it was, my powers not being strong enough to sort that kind of thing from a closer distance. They seemed familiar. Cain sensed it too. "Cain, do you know who they are? Do you know who's following us?"
Cain said nothing as he slowed his pace, barely enough to call a change. He just kept on walking, which told me he knew but didn't want me to know. We reached Cain's house, the newest addition to several, I'm sure. He opened the gates and we walked to the door. "Shido go inside." He opened the door and pushed me forward. "But."
"Do not argue with me right now Shido." I went inside and he shut the door behind me. I removed my coat and laid it on a chair by the window. I stood at the window, watching Cain as he stood, waiting for whatever was going to happen. After what seemed an eternity, I saw Yayoi and Rihoe run up to the gates. The gates opened, allowing them passage.
Yayoi grabbed hold of Rihoe's are and Rihoe's eyes started to glow red. She swung her arm, throwing Yayoi to the ground just beneath the window of which I stood. I ran out the door and went directly to Yayoi. "Are you alright?"
"I think so," she said, her voice barely audible. I picked her up and carried her into the house. I set her down in the chair where my coat was. "Yayoi, what are you and Rihoe doing here?"
"I followed her. She yelled out your name and took off running. So I followed her and caught sight of you two."
"Oh."
"Shido you could have at least called or something."
"I'm sorry. I got caught up in. I should've called."
"You got caught up in Cain. Or is it the other way around?"
"Yayoi." "Did you do it Shido?"
"Do what?"
"With Cain."
"..."
"That's what I thought. Shido, why?"
"Because Yayoi... I love him."
"How can you love him?! It's not love! It's an illusion! You don't love him! You can't! He's a monster!"
"I can't help who or what I love Yayoi. I may not be human anymore, but I still know what it means to love and that you can't control it."
Yayoi opened her mouth as if to speak but didn't. She instead, sunk back into the chair and diverted her attention to the two vampires outside. "Shido!"
"Huh?" I spun around to see Rihoe and Cain fighting. At first glace it looked as if Cain was winning. But somehow, it was Rihoe who had the upper hand. Instead of walking to the door, I went through the window. "Rihoe! Cain! Stop!"
"Shido stay back! This is not your fight." Cain was smiling and so was Rihoe. Smiling. There was nothing to smile about. Then I saw blood. Lots of blood. My first thought was Rihoe. But it wasn't her, it was Cain. His body lay covered in blood.
"Cain!" I ran to him, knelt beside him, and held his bloody body. "Cain." The name came out half choked as I cried. "Shido?" A hand was placed on my shoulder. I slapped it away. "Don't touch me!"
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*Yayoi's POV*
I watched Shido slap Rihoe's hand away from his shoulder. I say the tears roll down his face. I felt for him; really I did.
I saw Rihoe's anger begin to build and she snatched Cain's body and disappeared. Shido stood, not quite sure what to do. I went to him. "Yayoi, what should I do?! Where did she go?! Where did she take him?! Why would she do that?!" Tears were pouring from his eyes.
"Shido, calm down."
"Calm down! What do you mean 'calm down?!' She just killed Cain and took off with his body!"
"We can find them as soon as you calm down. Now, where would one go to get rid of a body. Not that she needs to dump it. It'll just slowly disappear on its own until it's completely gone." He glared at my last few comments. I shrugged; it was the truth. He grabbed my arm.
The next thing I knew, we were standing at Lavender's Point[1]. There, Rihoe was repetitively putting a knife in Cain's chest. "Rihoe stop!" Shido began to go forward. Rihoe pushed Cain's body over the cliff's edge.
"No!" Shido ran 'til he could go no further. Then he jumped.
**********************************************************
*Shido's POV*
I saw his body disappear over the cliff side. I heard myself call out. And I ran. I ran until I had no choice but to stop. I looked down and saw the water hit the rock below. All I could think about was Cain, how the blood was pouring from his body. I couldn't think straight and I jumped. I jumped in the water, hoping I could save Cain's body. Hoping there was a way to save him.
I searched for hours and did not find him. I was forced to cease. It was time. I should go home. Home. Where was home? I could not go back to Cain's, to much of him there. I closed my eyes and opened them again.
I was standing in front of my apartment door. I put my hand on the knob and opened the door. Yayoi and Rihoe were sitting on the sofa. I felt my anger build up instantly. They stood up. I lunged forward.
Author's rambling-
The chapter wasn't as ling as I would've liked, but it was the best I could do right now. I'll update ASAP.
----------------------- [1] A cliff side good for sightseeing that I made up.
